SUPPORT OUR MISSION

DONATE

Wisconsin’s childcare subsidies, regulations fail for families

August 20, 2026

How a development tool can increase property taxes

Wisconsin should stop treating data centers worse than other taxpaying industries

Why are schools that put kids more than a year ahead even at issue?

Teaching economics, electing to ignore it

Johnson uses new budget role to highlight out-of-control Medicaid spending and fraud

It’s time for Welfare Reform 2.0 in Wisconsin

Eau Claire teens find police are the opposite of oppressors

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

Wisconsin still holds $800 million in people’s unclaimed cash despite a top ranking in returning funds

Subscribe to Top Picks

Get the latest news and analysis from the Badger Institute, free every Friday.

You can modify your subscription at any time by using the link found at the bottom our emails.

Badger Institute Policy Issues

Economy & Infrastructure

Education

Taxes & Spending

Civil
Society

Healthcare

Crime &
Justice

News

VIEW ALL

Economic Development

Referendums on development could kill state’s growth

Higher Education

When students harm themselves economically by going to college

Housing

Bill to increase Wisconsin housing supply is now law

Transportation

Forty-year-old vehicle emissions program under new scrutiny

Viewpoints

VIEW ALL

Viewpoints

Working folks get short shrift while city funds vanity streetcar

Viewpoints

Madison is a perfect example of why cities should stay out of grocery business

Viewpoints

Rights of nature and the wrongs inflicted on Wisconsinites

Viewpoints

Milwaukee will pay someone to say nice things about The Hop

Reports

VIEW ALL

Marijuana

Policy Brief: Not your grandfather’s weed

Energy

The cost of outlawing fossil fuel heat in Wisconsin

Marijuana

Policy Brief: Marijuana legalization’s workforce impact looks positive

Marijuana

Policy Brief: What research shows about marijuana legalization and rates of use

Help Us Do More for Wisconsin

Your support at any level is important to us. Your generous donation helps the Badger Institute fight every single day to advance free markets, individual liberty, and limited government in Wisconsin.