Monday, March 30, 2009

The ABCs of PPPs

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The notion that government should even consider leasing public assets to the private sector evokes passionate debate. But whether or not one...
Friday, March 27, 2009

Wisconsin's sticky brains

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I have a secret algorithm for filling out my NCAA basketball bracket, since I know nothing about basketball, that entails complex calculatio...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Milwaukee County's fiscal condition: crisis on the horizon?

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It has been almost three years since Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker launched a “reality tour” to warn citizens about county governm...
Thursday, March 19, 2009

Regional identity could help Great Lakes cities leverage their assets

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We’ve all heard of the brain drain—that powerful vacuum sucking all of the college-educated young professionals out of cities like Milwaukee...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Experimental policy: when social science trumps politics

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The "broken windows" theory of policing proposes that crime arises out of certain conditions and that tolerance of misdemeanor cr...
Monday, March 9, 2009

Don't loan money to friends, family...or state government?

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Here's one positive spin on Wisconsin's state budget woes...at least we're not in the position of having to delay processing 200...
Thursday, March 5, 2009

"Shrink gracefully, rust belt," suggests Florida

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Richard Florida , that is. In this month's cover article in the Atlantic Monthly, the professor famous for his "creative class...