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Adjusting the occupational licensure mindset

Posted by Badger Institute | Oct 29, 2019 | Features

A new piece of legislation would spend state resources to create a new occupational license for a profession made up of just eight to 10 people in Wisconsin

Taken for a Ride

Posted by Badger Institute | Sep 8, 2019 | Features

Federal grants led to a series of bad decisions culminating in The Hop. Meanwhile, the Joseph Project is actually improving the lives of Milwaukee residents without spending taxpayers’ money.

Occupational licensing reform in Wisconsin should be bipartisan issue

Posted by Badger Institute | Aug 19, 2019 | Features

Nationally and across the states, policy-makers from both parties are supporting less burdensome...

Assembly Bill 195 is a good start for teachers and schools

Posted by Badger Institute | Aug 12, 2019 | Features

Now would be a good time to rethink Wisconsin’s entire teacher certification process.

Economic Impact of UW campuses is overstated

Posted by Badger Institute | Aug 6, 2019 | Features

Outside of UW-Madison, the argument that the colleges have huge multiplier effect on communities and the state is nonsensical

The Hop’s influence is a flop

Posted by Badger Institute | May 2, 2019 | Features

Claims that the streetcar swayed major development decisions in downtown Milwaukee are off track...

Victor Berger: Virulent bigot

Posted by Badger Institute | May 1, 2019 | Features

Berger and the rest of the Milwaukee socialists could readily afford to ignore African Americans at little cost to their electoral success.

Potential loss of blue-collar jobs at Foxconn is not the reason to scrap the deal

Posted by Badger Institute | Mar 13, 2019 | Features

A good place to start would be to think about how to make the state a more appealing place altogether — especially for the entrepreneurial folk who are likely to begin or grow new businesses.

Prison time without a crime

Posted by Badger Institute | Mar 12, 2019 | Features

As Wisconsin lawmakers consider ways to reduce the state’s growing prison population while maintaining public safety, they should consider reforms to its extended supervision laws.