Wisconsin Policy Research Institute is a non-profit conservative think tank advocating free market economics in the state of Wisconsin. The organization is based in Hartland, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee.
It has played a prominent role in the development of the state's school voucher program and has formulated recommendations for state prison policy.
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