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As the fight against COVID-19 changes our daily lives, the Wisconsin Policy Forum maintains its commitment to providing the highest level of nonpartisan public policy research on state and local issues in Wisconsin. We have shifted our research agenda to produce several crisis-related reports.

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While consumers may be bingeing video more than ever in a time of social distancing, new data show cable television revenues actually falling in Wisconsin in the run-up to COVID-19. Last year, the state Legislature cut local fees paid by cable and telephone video providers in Wisconsin and approved some offsetting state aid to local governments. Yet these traditional firms continue to pay some fees that are not borne by the streaming video competitors making inroads into their markets.

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2020 Norman N. Gill Award For Individual Excellence

Norman N. Gill Award For Individual Excellence Dale Peters City Manager, City of Eau Claire It’s a testament to the collaborative, results-oriented leadership style of Eau Claire City Manager Dale Peters that area business and community leaders breathed a collective sigh of relief this past spring when he postponed hisRead More

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2020 James R. Ryan Lifetime Achievement Award

James R. Ryan Lifetime Achievement Award Dianne Robertson Retired Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer, Village of Thiensville Perhaps the greatest accomplishment over Dianne’s 45-year career was to make flooding a thing of the past in this historic community. Thiensville has erected a bridge named “Dianne’s Bridge” in her honor and she has donated aRead More

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2020 Jean B. Tyler Leader of the Future Award

Jean B. Tyler Leader of the Future Abby Attoun Director of Planning and Community Development, City of Middleton Abby Attoun leads the Department of Planning & Community Development for the City of Middleton. Thirteen years ago she started with the City as a planner, and over that time her passion,Read More