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Goldy Brown III: Measure what matters: family structure and its impact on learning

Friday, Apr 17, 2026

By measuring family structure alongside academic and discipline outcomes, Wisconsin would gain clearer insight into which disparities are primarily school-based, context-based, or amenable to coordinated intervention.

Read More »

Aaron Yarmel: How the tactic of ‘open rescue’ came to Wisconsin

Friday, Apr 17, 2026

The grassroots effort to free the beagles at Ridglan Farms goes back 10 years.

Read More »
Portrait of Scott Walker

Scott Walker: Higher taxes reduce growth and drive income out of the economy

Friday, Apr 17, 2026

As Americans, we feel the impact of taxes at the federal, state and local levels this week, as well as throughout the year.

Read More »

Jeff Thompson: Fixing American politics requires more than being nice

Friday, Apr 17, 2026

In the history of most communities, examples can be found of unlikely groups coming together to solve common problems. Some are small, and some are very significant.

Read More »

Wisconsin Defense Industry Council leader calls for unified effort to grow defense base

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

The co-chair of the Wisconsin Defense Industry Council is calling for a unified long-term approach to growing the state’s defense sector, arguing “we’ve got to prove ourselves” to improve Wisconsin’s standing.  Maj. Gen. Ernie Litynski, who’s also president of RBP

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Jodi Habush Sinykin: Locals urgently need state guidance on data centers

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

Currently, Wisconsin has no statewide regulatory standards governing hyperscale data centers, leaving local communities to take on powerful big tech corporations in negotiations without any state-level guardrails.

Read More »

Brian Fraley: DPI balks at oversight, accountability, transparency

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

Calling oversight of millions in spending and the potential lowering of student proficiency standards a “distraction” sure is dismissive. It also raises new questions about why the agency fought so hard to keep its work out of public view.

Read More »
Portrait of Bruce Murphy

Bruce Murphy: Republicans lose campaign cash game they created

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

Democrats are winning using rules Scott Walker and Republicans passed into law.

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: Redistricting gamesmanship

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

Somebody’s playing politics with gerrymandering. Actually, I suspect everybody’s playing politics with gerrymandering.

Read More »
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Scott Niederjohn: When students harm themselves economically by going to college

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

Unwinding distortions in higher education starts to bite into student lending, college funding

Read More »
Portrait of Gregory Humphrey

Gregory Humphrey: Even good news carries the weight of our time

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

The very fact that the status of the Pride flag at Stonewall, of all places, became a point of federal contention underscores the deeper absurdity of the moment we’re living in.

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Fred Wade: Why Wisconsin should ban partisan gerrymanders

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

Partisan gerrymanders are incompatible with the text, design and structure of the Wisconsin constitution because they distort the legislative process.

Read More »

Evan Umpir: Lowering taxes would help make Wisconsin more competitive

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

It won’t be long before WI is the highest property tax state in America. In addition to out-of-control property taxes, WI’s current corporate tax rate of 7.9% is 12th highest in the nation.

Read More »

Nadiyah Groves: On Tax Day, we must ask hard questions about who is paying

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

Wisconsin families are struggling and stretched thin. Advocates recently have been sounding the alarms — when affordability is reduced to a mere talking point without a real plan.

Read More »

LaKeshia N. Myers: The draft is back on the table — and our communities need to pay attention

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

During the Vietnam era, the draft exposed the fault lines of race and class with brutal honesty. Black men were drafted at higher rates, assigned to combat roles more frequently, and denied the deferments that wealthy and well-connected white men used to avoid service altogether.

Read More »

David Blaska: Sacrilegious, blasphemous, and just bad politics

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

Donald Trump, heal thyself!

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Portrait of Dave Zweifel

Dave Zweifel: In Trump’s make-believe world, war is all that matters

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

As Trump blows vast amounts of money on his war, the administration has its sights on even more pain for the folks who can least afford it.

Read More »
Portrait of John Torinus

John Torinus: Who knows final outcome for UWWC campus?

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

Citizens of Washington County have no clear idea about the end game for the former University of Wisconsin – Washington County campus. But a few things have become clear.

Read More »

Report lays out idea for joint property assessment commission in Milwaukee County

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

The Wisconsin Policy Forum is proposing a new joint commission to assess property in Milwaukee County, which could lead to more “timely, accurate and uniform” assessments and other benefits with a trade-off of higher costs.  That’s according to the group’s

Read More »

Jill Underly: Wisconsin is losing teachers — it’s beyond time to act

Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026

If we’re serious about addressing the teacher shortage, that starts with adequate state funding.

Read More »
Badger Institute logo

Goldy Brown III: Measure what matters: family structure and its impact on learning

Friday, Apr 17, 2026

By measuring family structure alongside academic and discipline outcomes, Wisconsin would gain clearer insight into which disparities are primarily school-based, context-based, or amenable to coordinated intervention.

Read More »

Aaron Yarmel: How the tactic of ‘open rescue’ came to Wisconsin

Friday, Apr 17, 2026

The grassroots effort to free the beagles at Ridglan Farms goes back 10 years.

Read More »
Portrait of Scott Walker

Scott Walker: Higher taxes reduce growth and drive income out of the economy

Friday, Apr 17, 2026

As Americans, we feel the impact of taxes at the federal, state and local levels this week, as well as throughout the year.

Read More »

Jeff Thompson: Fixing American politics requires more than being nice

Friday, Apr 17, 2026

In the history of most communities, examples can be found of unlikely groups coming together to solve common problems. Some are small, and some are very significant.

Read More »

Wisconsin Defense Industry Council leader calls for unified effort to grow defense base

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

The co-chair of the Wisconsin Defense Industry Council is calling for a unified long-term approach to growing the state’s defense sector, arguing “we’ve got to prove ourselves” to improve Wisconsin’s standing.  Maj. Gen. Ernie Litynski, who’s also president of RBP Chemical Technology, spoke yesterday during a WisPolitics-State Affairs-UW-Milwaukee event in

Read More »

Jodi Habush Sinykin: Locals urgently need state guidance on data centers

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

Currently, Wisconsin has no statewide regulatory standards governing hyperscale data centers, leaving local communities to take on powerful big tech corporations in negotiations without any state-level guardrails.

Read More »

Brian Fraley: DPI balks at oversight, accountability, transparency

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

Calling oversight of millions in spending and the potential lowering of student proficiency standards a “distraction” sure is dismissive. It also raises new questions about why the agency fought so hard to keep its work out of public view.

Read More »
Portrait of Bruce Murphy

Bruce Murphy: Republicans lose campaign cash game they created

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

Democrats are winning using rules Scott Walker and Republicans passed into law.

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: Redistricting gamesmanship

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

Somebody’s playing politics with gerrymandering. Actually, I suspect everybody’s playing politics with gerrymandering.

Read More »
Badger Institute logo

Scott Niederjohn: When students harm themselves economically by going to college

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

Unwinding distortions in higher education starts to bite into student lending, college funding

Read More »
Portrait of Gregory Humphrey

Gregory Humphrey: Even good news carries the weight of our time

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

The very fact that the status of the Pride flag at Stonewall, of all places, became a point of federal contention underscores the deeper absurdity of the moment we’re living in.

Read More »

Fred Wade: Why Wisconsin should ban partisan gerrymanders

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

Partisan gerrymanders are incompatible with the text, design and structure of the Wisconsin constitution because they distort the legislative process.

Read More »

Evan Umpir: Lowering taxes would help make Wisconsin more competitive

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

It won’t be long before WI is the highest property tax state in America. In addition to out-of-control property taxes, WI’s current corporate tax rate of 7.9% is 12th highest in the nation.

Read More »

Nadiyah Groves: On Tax Day, we must ask hard questions about who is paying

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

Wisconsin families are struggling and stretched thin. Advocates recently have been sounding the alarms — when affordability is reduced to a mere talking point without a real plan.

Read More »

LaKeshia N. Myers: The draft is back on the table — and our communities need to pay attention

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

During the Vietnam era, the draft exposed the fault lines of race and class with brutal honesty. Black men were drafted at higher rates, assigned to combat roles more frequently, and denied the deferments that wealthy and well-connected white men used to avoid service altogether.

Read More »

David Blaska: Sacrilegious, blasphemous, and just bad politics

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

Donald Trump, heal thyself!

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Zweifel

Dave Zweifel: In Trump’s make-believe world, war is all that matters

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

As Trump blows vast amounts of money on his war, the administration has its sights on even more pain for the folks who can least afford it.

Read More »
Portrait of John Torinus

John Torinus: Who knows final outcome for UWWC campus?

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

Citizens of Washington County have no clear idea about the end game for the former University of Wisconsin – Washington County campus. But a few things have become clear.

Read More »

Report lays out idea for joint property assessment commission in Milwaukee County

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

The Wisconsin Policy Forum is proposing a new joint commission to assess property in Milwaukee County, which could lead to more “timely, accurate and uniform” assessments and other benefits with a trade-off of higher costs.  That’s according to the group’s latest report on this topic, which notes Wisconsin is the

Read More »

Jill Underly: Wisconsin is losing teachers — it’s beyond time to act

Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026

If we’re serious about addressing the teacher shortage, that starts with adequate state funding.

Read More »
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