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Encouraging Growth Companies in Wisconsin

A tale of two Wisconsins

A survey of public opinion

A survey of Wisconsin public opinion

Twenty comprehensive answers to twenty basic questions

The benefits from phonics and direct instruction

Education and training under Wisconsin Works

In state capitols across the country governors and legislatures have been forced to put all of their energy into solving enormous fiscal shortfalls. Given their dependence on income tax and sales tax revenues, the 2001 recession hit state governments particularly hard. In 2003, no fewer than 39 states, including Wisconsin, experienced budget gaps. During the

The case for competitive bidding

A flawed idea for schools and for taxpayers

A survey of Wisconsin public opinion

In 2002, state and local government spending in Wisconsin was 7.7% above the national average while our income level was 2.8% below the national average

A survey of Wisconsin public opinion

Wisconsin’s regional economies, 1999-2003

A critical examination

A survey of public opinion

Why building a “new” Milwaukee economy matters to Wisconsin

The Objectives of the Research The objectives of this wave of WPRI’s ongoing research program continue to be measurement of residents’ attitudes on emerging and topical issues and to track change in attitudes on selected topics over time. As was found in earlier surveys, attitudes on some issues have changed very little since the last wave. On

When then Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson introduced the Wisconsin Works (W-2) proposal in November of 1994, he cited this principle…

The Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District’s Impact on Lake Michigan Since 1977, taxpayers in the Milwaukee metropolitan area have paid nearly $3 billion for a state-of-the-art sewerage system. Its centerpiece is the Water Pollution Abatement Program (WPAP), completed in 1996. The WPAP, the largest public works project ever undertaken in Wisconsin, increases the capacity of metropolitan-area