Rental housing affordability and equity are critical issues now more than ever
Rental housing affordability is becoming an increasingly prominent issue in advancing the state’s and Milwaukee area’s regional economy. In fact, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s “state of the city”...
View ArticleDeferred parking lots maintenance reveal major parks challenges
Over the past two years, the Forum has been conducting a long-term research project analyzing the condition of local government infrastructure in metro Milwaukee and the capacity of local governments...
View Article1st Quarter 2018 President's Message
After such a busy year of planning and deliberation, it’s hard to believe the Wisconsin Policy Forum is now three months old. Of course, three months is far too soon to declare “mission accomplished,”...
View ArticleRacine Fiscal Report Embodies WPF’s New Statewide Focus
Since 2008, the Public Policy Forum (PPF) has published six detailed local government financial analyses using a methodology we adapted from the International City/County Management Association (ICMA)....
View ArticleAre Driverless Trucks Coming to Wisconsin?
In the most recent issue of our Focus newsletter, we briefly mentioned a proposal to create dedicated autonomous vehicle lanes to accommodate Foxconn trucks from Mitchell Field in Milwaukee to Mount...
View ArticleThe story behind our Milwaukee County justice center report
This morning, the Forum released a report on one of the most critical issues facing Milwaukee County government: how to come up with more than $300 million to replace the aging Safety Building. That...
View ArticleTransit ridership is declining nationally. How are some cities bucking the...
Our latest edition of Focus shows four of Wisconsin’s five largest transit systems lost riders between 2014 and 2017, despite all five increasing total bus service during that period. We also found...
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2nd Quarter 2018 New Faces at the Forum
We're excited to introduce our newest team members: research director, researcher, research analyst, and two summer interns. Welcome to the Forum!
View Article2nd Quarter 2018 President's Message
Within the next few weeks, the Wisconsin Policy Forum will launch its new website. That should be welcome and exciting news to our supporters for lots of reasons, not the least of which is that you’ll...
View ArticlePlease go to wispolicyforum.org for our latest research and updated information!
Please go to wispolicyforum.org for our latest research and updated information!
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