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Marquette poll finds 80 percent of Americans trust government ‘only some of the time’ or ‘never’
Independents were among the most distrustful A recent nationwide Marquette University Law School poll found that 80 percent of Americans trust the government “only some of the time” or “never,” a widespread, intergenerational…
Legislature balks as Evers demands millions for more food aid bureaucrats
Lawmakers suspect state bungling will trigger penalty for bad-payments rate, but governor won’t show data Gov. Tony Evers is pressing the Legislature for $70 million to process FoodShare applications to stave off federal…
Two-thirds of Americans under 30 say people can’t be trusted, Marquette poll finds
Badger Institute exploring impact on neighborliness, civil society, government Two-thirds of Americans under the age of 30 say they believe most people cannot be trusted, a dramatic generational shift, according to the…
Working folks get short shrift while city funds vanity streetcar
Money wasted on Hop while bus access for people who really need it is at risk Milwaukee County’s bus network has swerved back from the fiscal brink, one tire halfway over the void as officials shuffle money, trim back some…
Majority of Wisconsin kids fall short in math as legislators consider fix
Number of UW math degrees plummeting in age of AI As math proficiency continues to decline in Wisconsin schools, the Legislature is considering a plan to improve numeracy, or the ability to work with numbers in daily life.…
Madison perfect example of why cities should stay out of grocery business
‘This is the way communists think’ Government-supported grocery stores are suddenly all the rage. The site of Madison’s proposed municipally-owned grocery store, located in retail space below an apartment building across the…
Much of America figuring out how to build more homes
Wisconsin can follow suit and cut regulations The dire need for more houses in America has even regulation-heavy cities like Los Angeles, New York City, Minneapolis and St. Paul streamlining rules — and providing a playbook…
Wisconsin DPI mired in one scandal after another
Botched report cards, lowered standards, licensing and finance scandals erode faith in DPI Accused of gutting academic standards, manipulating report cards, slacking on fiscal oversight and bungling oversight of sexual…
Republican candidates join nationwide scrutiny of tenure
Badger Institute has argued for more leeway to lay off professors Republican candidates for governor are joining politicians across the country who are increasingly skeptical of tenure guarantees for professors. U.S. Rep. Tom…
Most UW System schools’ enrollments are stagnant as tech colleges flourish
While undergraduate enrollment in most University of Wisconsin System schools trends downward, there has been a dramatic increase in students choosing the state’s technical colleges since the pandemic. Historically tied to…
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