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The new path for affordable and flexible healthcare for Wisconsin small businesses and their employees

October 29, 2026

Parents increasingly want kids in independent charter and parental choice schools — but face obstacles

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

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Lawmakers agree suspended drivers on Wisconsin roads remain a problem

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Florida could teach Wisconsin how to demand a more open-minded academia

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The silence breaks: Accountability at last for those who make Milwaukee life unlivable

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Economic freedom is worth defending — even when political parties forget it

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Wisconsin should choose the right side of the income tax divide

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Answering the accountability question for Wisconsin choice and charter schools

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The charter school giving Beloit kids a future — and how to properly fund it

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Celebrating character by closing Wisconsin’s school funding gap

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Funding gap: Wisconsin choice and charter schools shortchanged

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Strong foundations, untapped potential: Wisconsin’s economy

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Wisconsin’s childcare subsidies, regulations fail for families

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Wisconsin is missing its Medicaid accountability moment

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Restoring accountability in Wisconsin government

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