Browsing: Economy and Infastructure

Election reforms that are designed to wrest control from the major parties and to fix political dysfunction are gaining support

Even failed and troubled ones like the Job Corps training centers are nearly impossible to shut down

The federal government has the right approach by revising existing rules rather than starting unnecessary new programs

State government needn’t have a hand in retirement-savings fix; private-sector options already proliferate

Rich people shouldn’t be the beneficiaries’ of a federal program that gives investors tax breaks to help disadvantaged areas, critics say

Travaux, the authority’s nonprofit arm, has strong ties to Milwaukee city government

The Milwaukee Housing Authority competes with private developers with its luxury apartment project downtown

Think politicians and bureaucrats are looking out for you? Think again

Wisconsin licensing boards are routinely in violation of law requiring public representation

Last month, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue released data showing the state’s general fund tax collections for fiscal year (FY) 2019 were up nearly $1.2 billion, or 7.4 percent, from FY 2018, and nearly $703 million higher than anticipated when the state’s FY 2018-19 budget was adopted.

The 2018 Farm Bill failed to address a key loophole in the country’s main food assistance program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — a loophole that states have increasingly used over the past decade to expand SNAP income eligibility beyond the intent of the law. In July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Poor pavement condition and high spending mean the state isn’t getting top value from its highway dollars

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

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

Switching to a progressive income tax structure would drive Illinois even further behind Wisconsin

Lack of minority high school and college grads and wide prosperity gaps will only exacerbate the region’s growing employee shortage, business leaders fear

A tolling system on our interstate highways will make sure that all cars using our roads, even those from out of state, will contribute toward their upkeep and maintenance.

State funding for local roads should be used only for projects that create better and more efficient transportation routes or spur economic development.

Martin will expand the Badger Institute’s social media engagement, improve user friendliness of the website and grow the institute’s reach throughout the Badger State.

Wisconsin needs to face the reality of declining fuel-tax revenue and transition to per-mile charges