Browsing: Taxes

James Madison would be dismayed by his namesake capital’s role in relinquishing local control to get federal grants

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

A policy brief from the Tax Foundation and the Badger Institute.

A policy brief from the Tax Foundation and the Badger Institute.

Many taxpayers will no longer benefit from state and local tax deduction

An empowered treasurer could be an independent voice for fiscal sanity

Broad-based Wisconsin tax reform should be the goal

Legislature should fix the complex process that benefits developers and politicians at the expense of taxpayers

Funding mechanism has become a gravy train for developers and distorts the free market, critics say

Numbers and nuggets from trends in Wisconsin — on everything from the state’s tax rankings to our workforce shortage to the growth in occupational licensing to corrections to the transportation funding dilemma to the decline of the mainstream media.

The Sheboygan Fire Department recently marked its 10th year of providing emergency medical services (EMS) to the city’s residents. But not all of the parties associated with the decision are celebrating the milestone.

Gov. Walker says he’ll decide on Opportunity Zone designations by March 21 federal deadline Editor’s note: On March 21, Gov. Scott…

Says ‘there has never been more opportune moment’ for Wisconsin tax reform.

Residents in high-tax states like ours are stung harder by cap on state/local tax deduction

Funding regulations hamper districts and don’t improve education, local officials say in survey

Paperwork takes staff away from daily responsibilities and educating kids, officials say.
By Julie Grace
November 13, 2017

Hordes of Wisconsin government workers are employed to ‘check boxes’ for the feds

Many taxpayers in the Badger State could take a hit under changes proposed in House Republican tax bill.
By Jay Miller
November 8, 2017

Institute and Tax Foundation moving forward with analysis of state tax structure and policy recommendations for 2019 budget.

Effort to scrap popular Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is a case study in how difficult it is to reduce spending