Friday, May 13, 2011

Anchor institutions may be called on to do more

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A New York Times article yesterday noted that financially-challenged municipalities across the country are calling on land-holding non-prof...
Friday, April 29, 2011

Are Milwaukee County's child care providers ready for YoungStar?

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New results from a statewide survey of 1,425 child care providers show that Milwaukee County providers compare favorably to providers across...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Are the right tools in the toolbox?

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As the Public Policy Forum’s 2010-2011 Norman N. Gill Civic Engagement Fellow , I am working on a year-long project examining how local gove...
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

The cruel world of local government finance

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In the weeks since release of the governor's proposed 2011-13 state budget , much has been spoken and written about the potential impac...
Friday, April 1, 2011

People Speak Poll: Budget Debate Trumps Jobs

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The latest People Speak Poll , conducted by the Public Policy Forum and the Center for Urban Initiatives and Research at UWM in partnership ...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Measuring up education

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A common complaint about education reform is the slow pace with which it takes place. I've often heard the analogy, "Improving a sc...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Diminishing returns to public sector employment

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Most local governments in Wisconsin have certainly given their employee compensation packages a closer look over the last few weeks as the b...