Badger in the News

Mike Nichols: A response to National Review.

September 19, 2024 – Badger Institute

Wyatt Eichholz goes on air to talk taxes, inflation, and crafting a climate of economic growth in the Badger State. (Segment begins around 21:45.)

September 19, 2024 – WCLO: Your Talk Show with Tim Bremel

People use cannabis for its effects — but what are the consequences on users’ physical and mental health? Pat McIlheran joins Meg Ellefson to discuss.

September 5, 2024 – The Meg Ellefson Show

A new school year is underway, yet there are no resource officers posted in Milwaukee Pubic Schools. Mark Lisheron joins Meg Ellefson to discuss why MPS is dragging its feet… and breaking state law in the process.

September 4, 2024 – The Meg Ellefson Show

Pat McIlheran talks panels, prairie-chickens and the repercussions of solar projects in Wisconsin. (Segment begins around 30:32.)

August 27, 2024 – WCLO: Your Talk Show with Tim Bremel

Mike Nichols goes on air with Meg Ellefson to dispel the disinformation Wisconsinites are receiving regarding Aug. 13’s constitutional amendment vote.

August 8, 2024 – The Meg Ellefson Show

“This is the way democracy works in most of America.” Mike Nichols shares some of the many reasons for Wisconsin to vote “Yes” on Aug. 13. (Segment begins around 19:30.)

August 1, 2024 – The Jay Weber Show

WI constitutional amendment before voters; referendums on power of purse.

July 30, 2024 – Fox6 Milwaukee

“It’s just good, basic governance.” Mike Nichols shares some of the many reasons that Wisconsin ought to vote “Yes” on the Aug. 13 constitutional amendment referendum.

July 29, 2024 – WI Morning News

Visiting fellow Jeremiah Mosteller goes on air to talk cannabis considerations — trade-offs, markets, tax revenue and more (Segment begins around 21:40.)

July 10, 2024 – WCLO: Your Talk Show with Tim Bremel

Money and power… That’s what’s behind such fervent opposition to Wisconsin’s parental choice programs.

July 5, 2024 – WI Morning News

Map reveals states with most single-parent households.

June 7, 2024 – Newsweek

DPI revamps academic standards to obscure students’ lack of skills. Pat McIlheran joins Vicki McKenna to analyze. (Segment begins around 5:50.)

June 7, 2024 – The Vicki McKenna Show

Conservative thought is increasingly rare at UW-Madison. Mike Nichols and Meg Ellefson discuss.

June 3, 2024 – WI Morning News

Meg Ellefson asks, “What gives with Democrats” and DEI? Pat McIlheran answers.

May 14, 2024 – WI Morning News

What would happen in icy-cold Wisconsin if lawmakers banned the use of fossil fuels for home heating? Pat McIlheran goes on air to break down the cost.

May 13, 2024 – WCLO: Your Talk Show with Tim Bremel

How productive were state lawmakers in the last two years? Here’s a look at the data.

May 8, 2024 – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Jay Weber discusses energy regulations, heat pump technology, and Badger Institute’s latest research on what it would cost Wisconsin. (Segment begins around 26:20.)

May 3, 2024 – The Jay Weber Show

Pat McIlheran and Meg Ellefson start by talking Brewers baseball, then they get to the bruising costs of a ban on fossil-fueled home heating.

May 3, 2024 – WI Morning News

Banning fossil fuels for home heating would prove costly in Wisconsin’s cold climate. Pat McIlheran joins Vicki McKenna to discuss the latest research. (Segment begins around 20:20.)

May 1, 2024 – The Vicki McKenna Show

From Gophers to Badgers: Mike Nichols and Meg Ellefson discuss the surge of people leaving Minnesota to call Wisconsin “home.”

April 25, 2024 – WI Morning News

Red, Blue, Purple and the state of Wisconsin’s Capitol gridlock

April 23, 2024 – WI Morning News

Careers, college and exorbitant costs are the topic of conversation with Pat McIlheran and Vicki Mckenna. (Segment begins around 40:38.)

April 19, 2024 – The Vicki McKenna Show

Student debt can’t be “forgiven,” only transferred. Pat McIlheran joins Meg Ellefson to discuss.

April 17, 2024 – WI Morning News

Pat McIlheran dissects the educational fallout of pandemic-era school lockdowns

April 4, 2024 – The Meg Ellefson Show

Nearly 100 school referenda are on the ballot today. Mike Nichols and Meg Ellefson discuss.

April 2, 2024 – The Meg Ellefson Show

Mike Nichols discusses the Badger State’s problem with chronically absent school students (Segment begins around 52:40.)

April 1, 2024 – The Jay Weber Show

Vicki McKenna welcomes Mark Lisheron to discuss his reporting on MPS and comments made by former superintendent Bill Andrekopoulos

March 1, 2024 – The Vicki McKenna Show

Mark Lisheron relays his research into a proposed plan that would give every Wisconsin newborn $25 for college savings

February 26, 2024 – WI Morning News

Pat McIlheran describes the bill that’s simplifying the state’s strange three-card monte with choice and charter school funding

February 21, 2024 – WI Morning News

Mike Nichols talks gubernatorial vetoes and the constitutional recourse to reform them

February 16, 2024 – WI Morning News

Meg Ellefson and Pat McIlheran discuss school choice as a common-sense measure to empower parents as the foremost guardians of their children’s interest

February 8, 2024 – WI Morning News

Wisconsin Supreme Court’s New Majority Could Cost Taxpayers Billions

January 4, 2024 – Forbes

Pat McIlheran on air to discuss Wisconsin’s social mobility ranking

January 3, 2024 – WI Morning News

Mark Lisheron joins Meg Ellefson to discuss the village of Chaseburg and his project featuring small-town communities in rural Wisconsin

January 2, 2024 – WI Morning News