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Ethnic studies courses required to graduate at all 13 four-year UW schools
The courses, which cover everything from race to gender, have been the subject of scrutiny for pushing left-leaning talking points The University of Wisconsin-Madison isn’t alone in requiring every undergraduate to enroll in…
Crucial Badger-supported housing bill passes through Senate
If signed by Gov. Evers, measure will help increase housing supply and decrease cost A bill that will ultimately help increase housing supply, make homes more affordable and still allow local municipalities to control where…
School levy tax credits reward big spenders at the expense of frugal districts
Complex system insulates districts that agree to raise taxes the fastest You might be paying higher school property taxes this year because of a referendum to exceed a school district’s revenue cap — one that you did not get…
Lawmakers split on how to keep WisEye broadcasting
Senate throws a wrench into Assembly plan for sustaining nonprofit that covers Legislature’s doings Until last week, it appeared that legislators from both political parties were on a path to restoring WisconsinEye, an…
Medicaid mission-creeps its way into the housing business
Lure of federal money leads Wisconsin to embrace bloat, with little prospect for accountability Very few people know it, but Wisconsin’s Medicaid program is in the housing business. Not construction or real estate, but…
Time for UW-Madison to do away with Ethnic Studies requirement
Time can be better spent on other things like AI Here’s a question I hope somebody asks anyone who applies to be the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Why in the world in 2026 should we continue to have…
A Badger Institute policy report: Character education and teacher retention
Benefits of character education can be two-fold Wisconsinites should be concerned the state’s growing crisis of disappearing educators — a phenomenon the Badger Institute has been taking a closer look at. Multiple studies…
A foolish law wages war against homemade shindigs
Wedding barn law already bites into Wisconsin businesses A law meant to hobble wedding barns in Wisconsin just went into force Jan. 1, but it already driving away customers long before then. “It bit into my business last…
An estate tax would harm Wisconsin’s economy
A money grab at death drives outmigration Death and taxes may be certain, as the old saying goes, but death taxes are not. Most states have repealed their estate and inheritance taxes that drive high-net-worth individuals out…
Assembly clears bill to tackle fears of data center spiking power rates
Democrats object, want to force use of renewables The state Assembly this week passed a bill barring data centers from passing on any utility costs to other ratepayers in Wisconsin — targeting a key objection from…
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