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How to overcome Wisconsin’s income tax competitiveness problem

October 1, 2026

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?

On Janesville’s November ballot: an ‘anti-development’ question

Wisconsin kids, teachers in public schools deserve restored standards

Transportation policy for the way Wisconsinites actually want to travel

Having two parents matters; so does data

Do Madison’s schools underperform Milwaukee’s? Let’s talk about it.

Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha rail idea back on radar, despite costs, existing options

Three policy avenues to help public schools flourish

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UW System opens door to 3-year degrees, but many students already are on pace for one

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Data center reassurances don’t stand a chance against ‘Terminator’

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Ethnic studies courses required to graduate at all 13 four-year UW schools

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Crucial Badger-supported housing bill passes through Senate

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Wisconsin can learn from neighbors’ disappearing-passenger blues

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Tony Evers’ puzzlingly swift rejection of more education money

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Want to truly help Wisconsin’s children? Stop using them as plaintiffs

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Private schools in Wisconsin’s choice programs prove far more effective with taxpayer money

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Testimony on expungement law reform

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New law makes it easier on barbers

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WPRI becomes the Badger Institute

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Think tank says corrections reform needed

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Policy Brief: Marijuana legalization and the impact on public safety

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Criminal enforcement of marijuana laws uncommon in many Wisconsin counties

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Natural gas and regulation in Wisconsin: a policy brief

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Study: A flat-rate income tax would spur growth and opportunity

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