Friday, July 22, 2011

People Speak poll: High rates of satisfaction with municipal services

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The latest edition of the People Speak poll, released today, finds that residents of southeast Wisconsin are mostly satisfied with the serv...
Monday, July 18, 2011

The tools in Milwaukee's revenue toolbox

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As the Public Policy Forum’s 2010-2011 Norman N. Gill Civic Engagement Fellow , I have completed my year-long project that analyzed how loca...
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Friday, July 8, 2011

A misplaced trust in leadership

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There is a common presumption that when it comes to improving public school performance, constructive changes, whether originating at the to...
Friday, July 1, 2011

Time to consider a countywide comptroller in Milwaukee?

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The announcement earlier this week by longtime City of Milwaukee Comptroller Wally Morics that he will not run for re-election in 2012 crea...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Economic development strategies in Milwaukee County: E pluribus unum?

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Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele recently named Brian Taffora as Milwaukee County’s new director of economic development. According to...
Friday, June 17, 2011

Milwaukee County's declining corrections population

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With all of the doom and gloom surrounding the finances of Milwaukee County government , it is certainly worthy of attention when some promi...
Monday, June 13, 2011

MMSD's fiscal condition: downstream accomplishments, upstream challenges

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This morning, the Public Policy Forum released a comprehensive asessment of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD). This is th...