The 1848 Project is committed to presenting sound policy solutions, rooted in conservative principles, to address some of Wisconsin’s greatest challenges. The following articles stem from issues outlined in the Forward Agenda.
INVEST IN LOCAL ROAD MANTENANCE
The Problem: Despite being the second-largest expenditure in the Department of Transportation’s budget, local road aids many times are not leading to the efficient [...]
PROTECTING HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
The Problem: The Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare, dramatically raised prices for health insurance and increased taxes. When Republicans like Senator Ron Johnson [...]
EDUCATION DOLLARS SHOULD FOLLOW THE CHILD, NOT BUILDINGS OR BUREAUCRATS
The Problem: For most public school students, Wisconsin provides funding to their local school district based on the property wealth of the community. Our [...]
SUPPORT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
The Problem: In the wake of the 2020 killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the protests that followed across the [...]
FOCUSING OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ON WORKERS
The Problem: Every day, Wisconsin is in competition with 49 other states and many other countries to attract good high-paying jobs. Historically, the general [...]
MOVE STATE AGENCIES OUT OF MADISON AND ACROSS WISCONSIN
The Problem: Too often the state government bureaucracy in Madison is too distant and unresponsive to the people it is supposed to serve. But [...]
REQUIRE AGENCIES TO ELIMINATE TWO OLD RULES FOR EACH NEW ONE THEY PROPOSE
The Problem: Over the years, state agencies in Wisconsin have created more than 161,000 regulatory restrictions covering 12.25 million words in Wisconsin’s Administrative Code. [...]
BIG TECH AND ANTITRUST
The Problem: Big tech companies are exercising tremendous power in our country and our economy. Though they’ve made some things about American culture better, [...]
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN A CRISIS
The Problem: The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fundamental disregard of many in our government to the religious liberty of our citizens. Far too [...]
END GENDER SPECIFIC TAXES
The Problem: Wisconsin’s sales tax system is riddled with inconsistencies and occasionally with discrimination. All products are deemed to be subject to the Wisconsin [...]
LOWER AND FLATTEN STATE INCOME TAXES
The Problem: Wisconsin’s most intense economic competitors are the states closest to us. Most of our neighbors have a flat income tax or are [...]
OUTSIDE SPENDING ON ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
The Problem: During the 2020 presidential election a private group awarded grants to some municipalities in Wisconsin for the administration of the election, supposedly to [...]
PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF YOUTH ATHLETICS
The Problem: In Wisconsin, transgender females (biological males) are not prohibited from competing in public school and universities’ female sports programs, opening the door [...]
APPOINTING RULE OF LAW JUDGES
The Problem: The past two years of ill-advised pandemic policies, increasing violent crime rates,[1] anti-police movements and rioting have taught Wisconsin a hard lesson [...]
RAISE STATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS
The Problem: Wisconsin’s academic standards are considered to be some of the weakest in the country. Recently, a study by the Fordham Institute gave Wisconsin’s [...]
TEACHING SOFT SKILLS TO WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
The Problem The goal of Wisconsin’s public education system should be to set students up for success in life as they enter society through [...]
CREATE ONE UNIFORM PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL CHOICE
The Problem: Over the years, Wisconsin has created three school choice programs that allow low-income and middle-class students to attend private schools using public [...]
START EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS
The Problem: In 1990, Wisconsin created the nation’s first modern private school choice program. Since then 30 more states have followed our lead by [...]
Other Topics
- PROTECTING HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONSLydia Burns2022-10-21T18:57:43-04:00
PROTECTING HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
- EDUCATION DOLLARS SHOULD FOLLOW THE CHILD, NOT BUILDINGS OR BUREAUCRATSLydia Burns2022-10-21T19:01:29-04:00
EDUCATION DOLLARS SHOULD FOLLOW THE CHILD, NOT BUILDINGS OR BUREAUCRATS
- SUPPORT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERSLydia Burns2022-10-21T19:15:27-04:00
SUPPORT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
- FOCUSING OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ON WORKERSLydia Burns2022-10-21T19:16:48-04:00
FOCUSING OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ON WORKERS
- MOVE STATE AGENCIES OUT OF MADISON AND ACROSS WISCONSINLydia Burns2022-10-21T19:17:09-04:00
MOVE STATE AGENCIES OUT OF MADISON AND ACROSS WISCONSIN
- REQUIRE AGENCIES TO ELIMINATE TWO OLD RULES FOR EACH NEW ONE THEY PROPOSELydia Burns2022-10-21T19:17:34-04:00
REQUIRE AGENCIES TO ELIMINATE TWO OLD RULES FOR EACH NEW ONE THEY PROPOSE
- LOWER AND FLATTEN STATE INCOME TAXESLydia Burns2022-10-21T19:20:01-04:00
LOWER AND FLATTEN STATE INCOME TAXES
- OUTSIDE SPENDING ON ELECTION ADMINISTRATIONLydia Burns2022-10-21T19:20:20-04:00
OUTSIDE SPENDING ON ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
