Event Recap
7/26/24
Forum Friday: Wisconsin’s Housing Crisis and Potential Policy Solutions
Wisconsin’s Housing Crisis and Potential Policy Solutions Virtual event | July 26, 2024 | 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. On July 26, our popular virtual event series Forum Friday focused on Wisconsin’s growing challenges in providing its residents with an adequate range of affordable housing options. We began with a presentation...
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7/1/24
News & Updates | 2nd Quarter 2024
Incoming President’s Message If you sum the long histories of the two organizations that combined to form the Wisconsin Policy Forum – the Public Policy Forum of Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance of Madison – they total almost two centuries of service to our state. Yet despite the fact...
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7/1/24
2nd Quarter 2024 Incoming President’s Message
If you sum the long histories of the two organizations that combined to form the Wisconsin Policy Forum – the Public Policy Forum of Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance of Madison – they total almost two centuries of service to our state. Yet despite the fact that the Forum...
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4/29/24
Leadership Succession at the Forum
Dear Forum Members and Supporters: I’m writing to let you know about a leadership change in our organization. We have been planning this change for the past two years, and it will enable us to continue to fulfill our mission and enhance our reputation as one of the country’s premier...
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4/1/24
News & Updates | 1st Quarter 2024
News & Updates | 1st Quarter 2024 President’s Message The decision by leaders of the Milwaukee Public Schools to place a referendum on school funding on the April 2 ballot posed a difficult dilemma for the Forum. We are very careful about the reports we publish close to election...
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4/1/24
1st Quarter 2024 President’s Message
The decision by leaders of the Milwaukee Public Schools to place a referendum on school funding on the April 2 ballot posed a difficult dilemma for the Forum. We are very careful about the reports we publish close to election days, as it is squarely against our mission to do...
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3/22/24
Forum Friday: The ABCs of the MPS Referendum
The ABCs of the MPS Referendum Virtual event | March 22, 2024 | 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. On March 22, our popular virtual event series Forum Friday, focused on the April 2 referendum that will ask city of Milwaukee voters whether the Milwaukee Public Schools should be allowed to exceed...
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1/3/24
News & Updates | 4th Quarter 2023
President’s Message It’s not often that the Forum issues an urgent call for action as a result of our research, but we came close to doing so in Under Pressure, our August 2023 examination of the Milwaukee County justice system’s recovery from COVID-19. We warned in that report that several...
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1/3/24
4th Quarter 2023 President’s Message
It’s not often that the Forum issues an urgent call for action as a result of our research, but we came close to doing so in Under Pressure, our August 2023 examination of the Milwaukee County justice system’s recovery from COVID-19. We warned in that report that several key pillars...
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