Experiencing the benefits of free market reforms |
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By Scott Niederjohn, Ph.D. |
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Free-market reforms are driving prosperity and fostering human flourishing in the Dairy State. This unmistakable trend is evident in state economic indicators from recent decades, a hopeful story that can instill pride in all Wisconsinites. Here, Badger Institute Visiting Fellow Scott Niederjohn brings the data showing how far Wisconsin has come.
Read the report to learn how Wisconsin is doing on taxes, migration, unemployment, entrepreneurship and economic freedom. |
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Eau Claire and St. Croix counties booming |
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Eau Claire — Just down the way from Phoenix Park and the confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa rivers, Jon Hanson and his building crew are up at sunrise blocking off Barstow Street so a crane can hoist up part of the latest 100-plus unit multifamily apartment building. Come fall, he says, the place will fill up with newcomers in their late 20s and early 30s, “young couples starting off.”
“The last 10 years have been wild,” says Hanson, field operations manager for Hoeft Builders. “We have another one going up across the river, another apartment building.” |
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“Debt relief” was how the news reports described the scheme outlined by President Biden at a Madison technical college... Read more |
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A special thanks to all who attended our Wednesday evening event in Eau Claire. It was great to talk education, taxes and other policy reforms for a more prosperous Wisconsin. |
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The University of Wisconsin System recently had financial reports conducted for all its campuses in the hope of detailing what each campus could do to improve its fiscal situation. Of the first half of school reports made available (reports on the remaining campuses will be released later this year, and UW-Madison was not part of the review), all campuses were described by analysts as struggling financially, at risk for future financial troubles.
The direst situations, according to analysts’ descriptions, are at UW-Oshkosh, UW-Green Bay and UW-Platteville. Here, we augment the news with staffing and enrollment trends for UW-Green Bay. |
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Weekly survey: Far more kids between the ages of 16 and 19 are part of the labor force in Wisconsin than in most of America. This is because: |
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