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- The importance of keeping Act 10 and right-to-work, and how to create additional opportunity for workers
- Many new staff, same old class size
- Reducing regulatory burdens and improving Wisconsin’s business climate
- Why can’t metro Madison build enough houses for its high demand?
- What the Badger Institute has actually said about income taxes
- How Wisconsin can reverse its drift toward unaffordable homes
- The only remedy for government discrimination is to make it stop discriminating
- How to overcome Wisconsin’s income tax competitiveness problem
Browsing: Reports
A survey of public opinion
A Wisconsin Primer
Poll also shows most voters think both the state and country are on the wrong track
The impact of state taxes
The Objectives of the Research The objectives of this wave of WPRI’s ongoing research program continue to be measurement of…
Why it’s bad for schools, and why it won’t go away
In January of this year, Governor Jim Doyle vetoed “concealed carry” legislation passed by the Wisconsin legislature. This legislation would have allowed qualified Wisconsin residents to carry a concealed weapon in public places. Thirty-five states in the U.S. have already adopted a version of the concealed carry law that was proposed in Wisconsin. These are
Critical Issues in the Regulation of Electric Utilities in Wisconsin
Encouraging Growth Companies in Wisconsin
A tale of two Wisconsins
A survey of public opinion
A survey of Wisconsin public opinion
Twenty comprehensive answers to twenty basic questions
The benefits from phonics and direct instruction
Education and training under Wisconsin Works
In state capitols across the country governors and legislatures have been forced to put all of their energy into solving enormous fiscal shortfalls. Given their dependence on income tax and sales tax revenues, the 2001 recession hit state governments particularly hard. In 2003, no fewer than 39 states, including Wisconsin, experienced budget gaps. During the
The case for competitive bidding
A flawed idea for schools and for taxpayers
A survey of Wisconsin public opinion
In 2002, state and local government spending in Wisconsin was 7.7% above the national average while our income level was 2.8% below the national average

