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Event Recap

3/19/21

Forum Friday: State Superintendent Candidate Forum

For the March 2021 installment of our virtual event series, Forum Friday, we hosted a discussion with State Superintendent of Public Instruction candidates Deborah Kerr and Jill Underly. The two candidates will face off for the state’s top education post in the spring election on April 6. Forum Senior Researcher...Read More

Interactive Data

1/26/21

Does Your Police Department Use Body or Dashboard Cameras?

In late 2020, the Wisconsin Department of Justice surveyed police departments and sheriff’s offices around the state in regards to their use of officer body cameras and vehicle dashboard cameras. The visual below documents each department’s response, as well as information the department provided in regards to their budget. The...Read More

Event Recap

1/26/21

Forum hosts higher ed panel, elects new directors at 2021 Annual Meeting

While our 2021 Annual Meeting looked different this year, it still delivered what you’d expect from Forum events: informed, provocative discussion with high-profile guests on timely policy topics. More than 200 people tuned in virtually for our event, which featured a provocative discussion about our new report on the state...Read More

Newsletter

1/4/21

4th Quarter 2020 President’s Message

The devastating impacts wrought by the global pandemic in 2020 have been appropriately discussed and contextualized by many others in the final days of this tragic year. Instead of reflecting on that damage in my year-end message, I’ll focus instead on our response. While the human suffering and economic devastation...Read More

Newsletter

1/4/21

News & Updates | 4th Quarter 2020

President’s Message The devastating impacts wrought by the global pandemic in 2020 have been appropriately discussed and contextualized by many others in the final days of this tragic year. Instead of reflecting on that damage in my year-end message, I’ll focus instead on the Forum’s role in responding. COVID-19 not...Read More

Event

11/19/20

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 his...Read More

Event

11/19/20

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 a...Read More

Event

11/19/20

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