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Wisconsin house prices in the first quarter of 2026 are 67 percent higher than they were in the first quarter of 2020, d...
06/23/2026

Wisconsin house prices in the first quarter of 2026 are 67 percent higher than they were in the first quarter of 2020, data from the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency show.

But the rate of increase has slowed to what long had been typical in the state.

Wisconsin house prices in the first quarter of 2026 are 67 percent higher than they were in the first quarter of 2020, data from the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency show.

Not just AI:Most information and processes for internet users involve a data center.“Cloud” applications such as corpora...
06/22/2026

Not just AI:

Most information and processes for internet users involve a data center.

“Cloud” applications such as corporate video calls, the photos of a Facebook user’s grandchildren, or streaming TV shows amount to half the workload in U.S. data centers, and the effort to reduce latency — so the video call doesn’t freeze up or the patient’s X-rays can be found — is one reason for putting new data centers nearer to potential users.

Badger Institute : Geography matters for what’s called “latency,” the small but often important amount of time it takes signals to travel from a user to whatever data center holds the information he’s using.

The choice facing Wisconsin’s next governor and Legislature is larger than any one tax reform proposal.Wisconsin must de...
06/19/2026

The choice facing Wisconsin’s next governor and Legislature is larger than any one tax reform proposal.

Wisconsin must decide which side of the national income tax divergence it wants to join.

Badger Institute : The choice Wisconsin leaders make about income tax policy will have important implications for the state’s future competitiveness and prosperity.

Wisconsin has a strikingly large number of teacher preparation programs, including every University of Wisconsin campus ...
06/17/2026

Wisconsin has a strikingly large number of teacher preparation programs, including every University of Wisconsin campus and about 18 private colleges and universities.

If school districts say they’re still finding teachers hard to hire, it raises questions about effectiveness and duplication — areas ripe for outside audit.

Badger Institute : Nine policy recommendations for Wisconsin schools to keep teaching talent by correcting the conditions that lead to teacher loss.

With little evidence that government-funded grocery stores are a lasting and effective answer in America’s inner cities,...
06/12/2026

With little evidence that government-funded grocery stores are a lasting and effective answer in America’s inner cities, talk is turning to a classic civil society solution to grocery store closures in Milwaukee — community owned food co-ops.

Badger Institute : The solution to problems left by grocery store closures in Milwaukee may include a civil-society option such as a food co-op, observers say.

Many American schoolchildren will benefit from sizable scholarships once a federal tax credit of up to $1,700 kicks in n...
06/12/2026

Many American schoolchildren will benefit from sizable scholarships once a federal tax credit of up to $1,700 kicks in next year for donors. Wisconsin children, as it stands right now, will not be eligible.

Here’s what Wisconsinites need to know about how the program works, why Wisconsin’s current governor has not opted in, and whether that might change under a new governor.

Badger Institute : What Wisconsinites need to know about how the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program works.

Wisconsin can continue to serve as a model for practical higher-education reform by pursuing targeted, evidence-based ch...
06/10/2026

Wisconsin can continue to serve as a model for practical higher-education reform by pursuing targeted, evidence-based changes that strengthen accountability and improve outcomes for students and taxpayers.

Badger Institute : Wisconsin can pursue practical, targeted reforms that improve accountability, strengthen academic standards and better align universities with the needs of students and taxpayers without dismantling the university system itself.

Governing decisions are complex and generally involve difficult tradeoffs. Yet a single unifying question runs through m...
06/09/2026

Governing decisions are complex and generally involve difficult tradeoffs. Yet a single unifying question runs through many of the ongoing policy debates taking place in Wisconsin:

Should lawmakers in Madison continue the state’s movement toward a freer economy or return to a more government-centered approach to public policy?

Badger Institute : The 2026 Mandate for Madison will provide the evidence base Wisconsin policymakers need to protect the gains of the past 15 years and continue moving toward greater economic freedom and prosperity.

Some candidates running to replace Evers have already said they would sign off on the program if elected.“We need to unl...
06/08/2026

Some candidates running to replace Evers have already said they would sign off on the program if elected.

“We need to unlock every resource possible for our children and teachers,” said Missy Hughes, a Democrat.

“As Governor I will opt Wisconsin into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit so that Wisconsin families, students, and communities benefit from resources that would otherwise flow to other states,” she said.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany has also indicated he would opt in if elected.

Badger Institute : Public school district leaders are thinking about what scholarships from private donations through a new federal tax credit program the will do for their students.

Governor Tony Evers has falsely suggested the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit amounts to “vouchers” merely for private sc...
06/05/2026

Governor Tony Evers has falsely suggested the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit amounts to “vouchers” merely for private schools.

Public school district leaders beg to differ — and are thinking about what scholarships will do for their students as well.

Badger Institute : Public school district leaders are thinking about what scholarships from private donations through a new federal tax credit program the will do for their students.

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