Mandate for Madison 2026
How to strengthen the climb from the safety net
Streamlining programs and teaching success can return Wisconsin to path of progress against poverty Executive summary Wisconsin has long benefited from low poverty rates and relatively high labor force participation relative…
Restoring accountability in Wisconsin government
Executive summary Citizens say they want accountable and transparent government, and politicians say they agree. Yet Wisconsin’s state government frequently falls short of delivering it. This chapter, based on research and…
Building on the Wisconsin higher-ed reform model
Executive summary Across the United States, there is growing concern about the performance of higher education institutions. Students are studying less, grade inflation has weakened the value of transcripts as signals of…
Building on the Wisconsin higher-ed reform model
Executive summary Across the United States, there is growing concern about the performance of higher education institutions. Students are studying less, grade inflation has weakened the value of transcripts as signals of…
The Wisconsin experiment in economic freedom
Evidence from border counties indicates increased economic freedom encourages prosperity Executive summary Starting in the early 2010s, Wisconsin undertook market-oriented policy reforms that substantially enhanced economic…
An agenda for opportunity and prosperity in Wisconsin
Preface introducing the 2026 Mandate for Madison Over the past 15 years, Wisconsin has made substantial progress toward greater economic freedom, rising from near the bottom of the Fraser Institute and Cato Institute state…
An agenda for opportunity and prosperity in Wisconsin
Preface introducing the 2026 Mandate for Madison Over the past 15 years, Wisconsin has made substantial progress toward greater economic freedom, rising from near the bottom of the Fraser Institute and Cato Institute state…
From mudslinging to Mandate – Badger Institute
President’s note introducing the 2026 Mandate for Madison By the time all the campaigns are over in November, Wisconsinites in this 2026 election cycle will have been subjected to over a quarter of a billion dollars of…
From mudslinging to Mandate – Badger Institute
President’s note introducing the 2026 Mandate for Madison By the time all the campaigns are over in November, Wisconsinites in this 2026 election cycle will have been subjected to over a quarter of a billion dollars of…
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