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The importance of keeping Act 10 and right-to-work, and how to create additional opportunity for workers

October 22, 2026

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

Billions in private donor support for students could be ‘largest investment in education ever’ in America

Is 5.9 million acres of government-owned land enough?

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Data center naysayers should consider what the future would have brought to Port Washington

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Superior coal terminal is latest victim of declining Great Lakes shipments

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Lead paint: The 50-year saga continues

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U.S. House defangs federal protection of gray wolves in Wisconsin

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Cursing the rain — and tax cuts — cuz everyone benefits

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Without legislative change, dwindling ranks of young accountants will flee Wisconsin

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Real answer to siting nuclear plants: ‘Yes, here.’

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State should cut funding to public media

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Saving Money, Encouraging Work and Improving Safety Through More Rigorous Electronic Monitoring

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The Thinning Blue Line: Milwaukee Police Department’s Attrition Crisis

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Toward Swifter Justice: Overburdened Prosecutors and Public Defenders Linked to Wisconsin Court Backlogs

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A Tale of Two States: Wisconsin Crime Trends, 2017-2022

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