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- Barely one bill in 10 becomes law in Madison
- The many ways Wisconsinites will pay and pay for other people’s student debt
- UW tenure hysteria was unwarranted
- Wisconsin voters approved majority of school tax-hike requests last Tuesday
- Will government’s heavy hand make business “Go Galt”?
- Chronic Absenteeism remains extremely high in districts across Wisconsin
- Settled: Pandemic school lockdowns hurt Wisconsin kids badly and were pointless
- Residents of Glidden and Jacobs a rare breed — and getting rarer
Browsing: Reports
What we know thus far
Policies linked to work are critical to lifting people out of poverty
What is occupational licensing, how does it affect employment and consumer costs, and what options exist for reform?
An employer handbook
Wisconsin licensing boards are routinely in violation of law requiring public representation
Two studies look at Wisconsin’s complex community corrections system and why many on supervision are failing.
A better way to help the disabled get to work.
An analysis of the accelerating outbound migration across the border to the Badger State
The high cost of increasing the minimum wage in Wisconsin to $15
A primer on Wisconsin’s unsustainable transportation revenues
Context and Trends
A solution to Wisconsin’s costly dental access problem?
A guide to fair, simple, pro-growth reform
How Wisconsin policy punishes low-income families for getting married – and what to do about it
February 2019
Fair-chance hiring laws may hurt the job-seekers they aim to help
The Wisconsin Criminal Justice Coalition, led by the Badger Institute, offers policy ideas for combating recidivism, fostering opportunity, saving taxpayer money and maintaining public safety.
How federal grants are depriving us of our money, liberty and trust in government – and what we can do about it. This book by the Badger Institute urges states to push back.
A policy brief from the Tax Foundation and the Badger Institute.
In response to a tight state labor market, our latest report offers strategies for increasing labor force participation. The authors find that increasing the participation rate by just 1 percentage point would increase gross state product by a whopping $667 annually per resident.
How to let Wisconsin’s judges help job-seekers and employers.
The report includes two policy briefs:
► Problems with Wisconsin’s Expungement Law: How the Law is Used and How to Make It More Equitable and Effective
► Sentence Adjustment Petitions: Is this Truth-in-Sentencing Provision Really Working?