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- The hills are alive with the, well, approval of leftist politicians
- A new concern in Wisconsin: young slouches
- Building costs heading upward in first impact of bureaucrats being unleashed
- Want to truly help Wisconsin’s children? Stop using them as plaintiffs
- Wisconsin breweries no longer chugging along
- Financially illiterate high schoolers about to be taught a lesson
- Economics: The Rodney Dangerfield of modern politics
- A win for Wisconsin families: Childcare in the 2025-2027 biennial state budget
Browsing: Economy and Infastructure
Why Wisconsin shouldn’t spend $100 million in taxpayer money to invest in private enterprise
Badger Institute Policy Analyst Julie Grace testified in favor of 2021 AB 320 before the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform on May 18, 2021.
2021 AB 320 would broaden the scope of practice of interior designers
Nichols: Both hires are ‘rare finds’
Pastor Jerome Smith got a second chance and made sure countless others received one too
Badger Institute Policy Analyst Julie Grace testified in favor of 2021 AB 218 before the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform on April 27, 2021.
2021 AB 218 would streamline the process to obtain an occupational license in Wisconsin
An unnecessary second stimulus is an invitation for state, county and local officials to act irresponsibly with our tax money
Federal dollars drove personal, small bankruptcies down, but Chapter 11s were flat and could spike
Two very different COVID-19 responses produce different economic outcomes in Hudson, WI, and Stillwater, MN
Editor’s Note What, exactly, have our governments just done for us?By Mike Nichols Medicaid on Red Alert As stimulus rules…
Massive federal spending leaves many in the Badger State better off, but the bill is coming due
What, exactly, have our governments just done for us?
Badger Institute President Mike Nichols testifies in favor of 2017 SB 108 and SB 109 before the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal
Relations on April 6, 2017
2017 SB 108 and SB 109 would reduce the burdens and restrictions on licensed barbers in Wisconsin
Badger Institute Policy Analyst Julie Grace submitted written testimony in favor of 2021 SB 216 before the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing, and Forestry on April 1, 2021.
2021 SB 216 would allow people to braid hair without obtaining a license.
Every time we get our feet on the ladder, they cut the rungs off.” I was in high school when my dad made this statement regarding the minimum wage.
Some of the governor’s budget proposals to help low-income families are ineffective, ripe for abuse or better left to the private sector
By Angela Rachidi
March 16, 2021
Badger Institute Policy Analyst Julie Grace submitted written testimony in favor of 2021 AB 121 before the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing, and Forestry on March 3, 2021.
2021 AB 121 would allow people to braid hair without obtaining a license.
As streetcar ridership and funding dwindle, alderman warns of long-term fiscal burden
Parents with disabilities or health limitations often time out of the program or end up on disability insurance
Wisconsin’s small cities offer an escape for suddenly mobile metropolitan workers long cramped by a viral lockdown
Elections commission is confident that ballot tracking and barcoding will mean smooth and secure voting