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10/9/23

2023 Salute to Local Government Award Winners

The 31st Annual Salute celebrated the benefits that public sector ingenuity and excellence bring to taxpayers and communities throughout Wisconsin. Award categories recognized local governments and school districts for innovative problem-solving, advancing racial equity, and public-private cooperation, as well as individuals in the public sector for excellence, leaders of the future, and lifetime achievement. ...Read More
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9/29/23

3rd Quarter 2023 President’s Message

I wrote my first report on a local government budget for the Forum in October 2008. At the time, there was a great deal of acrimony between then-Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and the Board of Supervisors, which plunged discussion of even the most mundane fiscal issues into politics and...Read More
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9/29/23

News & Updates | 3rd Quarter 2023

President’s message I wrote my first report on a local government budget for the Forum in October 2008. At the time, there was a great deal of acrimony between then-Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and the Board of Supervisors, which plunged discussion of even the most mundane fiscal issues into...Read More
Event Recap

9/29/23

Forum Friday: Tackling Teacher Workforce Challenges in Wisconsin

Tackling Teacher Workforce Challenges in Wisconsin Virtual event | September 29, 2023 On Friday, September 29, our popular virtual event series, Forum Friday, focused on teacher workforce challenges in Wisconsin. We began the program by presenting our new research on teacher turnover. Then interviewed Wisconsin’s top K-12 administrator, State Superintendent...Read More
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8/15/23

Teacher Turnover in Wisconsin: Interactive Data

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8/10/23

Occupational Changes in Wisconsin

The charts below show which major occupational groups added and lost the most jobs between May 2019 and May 2022 in Wisconsin and its three largest metropolitan areas (Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay). Choose a geographic area to see overall changes or select an occupational group (click the bar) to...Read More

7/17/23

Waukesha County homes scarce, prices up

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6/30/23

News & Updates | 2nd Quarter 2023

President’s message One of the most disturbing elements of our nation’s increasingly polarized politics is the labeling of compromise as a characteristic of weakness, as opposed to one of effective government in reconciling views of a divided electorate. That’s why it was such a pleasant and reassuring surprise when state...Read More
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6/30/23

2nd Quarter 2023 President’s Message

One of the most disturbing elements of our nation’s increasingly polarized politics is the labeling of compromise as a characteristic of weakness, as opposed to one of effective government in reconciling views of a divided electorate. That’s why it was such a pleasant and reassuring surprise when state and local Republicans and Democrats worked out a deal in Madison that averted a fiscal meltdown for Milwaukee’s two largest local governments and showed that the art of compromise hasn’t been abandoned. ...Read More