Browsing: State Budget

A menu of pro-growth tax reform options from the Tax Foundation and the Badger Institute.

Why Wisconsin shouldn’t spend $100 million in taxpayer money to invest in private enterprise

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

Massive federal spending leaves many in the Badger State better off, but the bill is coming due

As streetcar ridership and funding dwindle, alderman warns of long-term fiscal burden

Policymakers will need to look to reforms to address overcrowding issues

Wisconsin would be worse off had responsible budgeting not produced healthy surplus, rainy day fund
By David Fladeboe
April 6, 2020

Wisconsin’s prison system will require hundreds of millions of dollars for new construction, operating costs just to keep up with population growth

The Democratic Party’s track record and the event’s unknown price tag suggest taxpayers may be on the hook for Milwaukee’s July convention

The bulk of the wealth of the very rich is in business assets, which benefit the economy

Over 180 credit unions and banks across Wisconsin already offer student loan refinancing products and/or student loans.

State government needn’t have a hand in retirement-savings fix; private-sector options already proliferate

Last month, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue released data showing the state’s general fund tax collections for fiscal year (FY) 2019 were up nearly $1.2 billion, or 7.4 percent, from FY 2018, and nearly $703 million higher than anticipated when the state’s FY 2018-19 budget was adopted.

Claims that the streetcar swayed major development decisions in downtown Milwaukee are off track

A primer on Wisconsin’s unsustainable transportation revenues

Context and Trends

Income tax credits paired with numerous tax increases.

Wisconsin’s deal should be scrapped for reasons far beyond the possible switch from factory jobs to research jobs

New Badger Institute book finds federal grants deprive us of our money, liberty and trust.