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The Democratic Governors Association is falsely insinuating that the Badger Institute panned a “scheme” by gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany to eliminate Wisconsin’s income tax.

What works for Wisconsin housing is letting the market build: easing the zoning, lot size, and permitting rules that artificially constrain supply.

Wisconsin should replace its current graduated individual income tax with a single-rate structure and set that rate as low as fiscal conditions responsibly allow.

Total potential private giving through the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit could be six times higher than previously estimated.

Wisconsin’s northern counties’ budgets, economies are squeezed by how much land is undevelopable and off tax rolls.

Business and city leaders in Janesville are warning of the long-term economic damage of citizens taking direct control over major development in the city.

Wisconsin transportation policy should begin with the people who use the system: where they want to go, how they want to get there and how those choices may change as new technologies become available.

A costly proposed commuter rail system between Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee is back on the radar of municipal leaders, even as frequent service on high-end buses already serves commuters on the same route.

If Wisconsin children receive poor instruction, attend chaotic schools, and learn through weak, incoherent curricula, then industry and civil society will struggle accordingly.

Much remains to make Wisconsin reach its full economic potential, including matching its strong inputs with stronger outputs.

With important reforms, Wisconsin can meet both the demands of ensuring safe and affordable childcare for Wisconsin families while controlling overall costs.  

Tax increment financing can raise existing residents’ property tax bills, at least the way the tool is used in Wisconsin.

Overall spending by the federal and state governments on Medicaid has never once been reduced since Congress approved the program in 1965.

One recent July morning in a riverside woods west of Eau Claire, 13 high-schoolers took turns firing practice versions of PepperBalls at an old steel drum and un-abolishing the police.

Wisconsin is tied for first place among states when it comes to reconnecting unclaimed money with its rightful owners — though no state is particularly good at it.

More than 60 percent of Wisconsin circuit courts use text-message reminders to notify criminal defendants of upcoming court dates, but only a minority of counties send messages automatically.

Wisconsin is a better place because of Mark Schug’s scholarship, his advocacy, his teaching, and, above all, his kindness. His influence can be seen in the countless students, teachers, policymakers, and colleagues whose lives he touched.

A growing number of Wisconsin communities are choosing to act against considerable economic interest and sit out the data center revolution.

At a time when Medicaid fraud is making national news, Wisconsin ought to impose greater discipline on a program that now costs taxpayers $36.4 billion over the 2025-27 budget cycle.

While state law prohibits drivers from driving with a suspended license, it’s not a crime unless alcohol is involved.