Formation | 1987 |
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Type | Nonprofit public policy think tank |
Purpose | Promote free market economic policies in Wisconsin |
Location | |
President | Mike Nichols |
Chairman | Thomas J. Howatt |
Affiliations | State Policy Network |
Revenue (2015) | $933,478 [1] |
Expenses (2015) | $732,721 [1] |
Website |
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Formerly called | Wisconsin Policy Research Institute |
The Badger Institute, formerly the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, is a nonprofit policy research organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [2] It supports free markets and limited government. [3] It played a prominent role in the development of the state's school voucher program and has formulated recommendations for the state's higher education system. [2] [4]
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