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The collected Wisconsin research conducted by the Badger Institute — home of the Badger State’s best work on economic freedom, educational opportunity and civil society.
Wisconsin’s criminal justice system is marked by a pronounced cycle of crime followed by incarceration followed by parole followed by repeated crime.
New testing approaches not only could serve as a basis for changing state-required tests, but they could also pave the way to improvements in how Wisconsin’s teachers are compensated. These changes would have important implications for the teaching profession.
The state should move toward a testing program with computer-based scoring so that results could be obtained and used promptly.
The state’s budget problems are due to the cumulative effect of bad budget practices which have persisted for the better part of the past decade, in good and bad economic times.
The state could become a “health care magnet,” attracting large-scale migration each year from other states among individuals and families in need of insurance.
Poll finds Wisconsinites concerned about jobs and the state’s economy.
Poll finds 50% of Wisconsinites thinks cutting state spending by 3% is the solution to the state’s deficit problem.
At some point, the liability must be paid or benefits must be scaled back.
Likely voters were asked their preferences in the 2008 presidential election as well as factors important to them in choosing a new president.
Report recommends the Legislature and the governor repeal the minimum markup law as applied to motor fuel.
This study points out that Healthy Wisconsin is not so much a solution to the problem as it is the creator of even bigger problems that will dwarf the current crisis we have in health care.
Well-informed consumers hold the potential to revolutionize the health care market.
The point of this study is to detail practical solutions and guidelines that can transform Milwaukee’s future.
As Wisconsin’s population ages, we will need immigrants in our future workforce to keep our economy vibrant.
A survey of public opinion
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