Monday, February 22, 2010

To furlough or not to furlough

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Government furlough days are in the local news again, with a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Saturday that Milwaukee County ma...
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Friday, February 19, 2010

New rules for voucher schools having an impact

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In the Forum's 12th annual census of schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), we found that recent regulat...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010

The decade of infrastructure?

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The Governing Magazine web site recently published a provocative piece declaring the first decade of the 21st century the "decade of ...
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Friday, February 5, 2010

Redefining Pension Benefits... A National Trend

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Recent stock market volatility has had a negative impact on public pension systems and governmental budgets. Even the best managed systems h...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Milwaukee County Government: Should it stay or should it go?

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This morning, the Forum released Should it Stay or Should it Go , our eagerly anticipated report on potential restructuring of Milwaukee Cou...
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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Downsizing local government

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The Forum has done a considerable amount of work over the past two years analyzing the fiscal health of the city and county of Milwaukee. O...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Let the "Race to the Top" begin

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Governor Doyle has not been shy about his desire to see the mayor of Milwaukee governing the Milwaukee Public School (MPS) district as par...