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Policies linked to work are critical to lifting people out of poverty

Policies linked to work are critical to lifting people out of poverty

Gov. Evers vetoes bill that would’ve helped aspiring certified nursing aides and eased shortage in Wisconsin

Creating a license for public insurance adjusters is not necessary in Wisconsin

The 2018 Farm Bill failed to address a key loophole in the country’s main food assistance program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — a loophole that states have increasingly used over the past decade to expand SNAP income eligibility beyond the intent of the law. In July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Nationally and across the states, policy-makers from both parties are supporting less burdensome licensure rules

Fewer barriers mean barbers and stylists are now free to own and grow their businesses beyond shops and salons

New report doesn’t include comparisons with other states and policy recommendations

What minorities and the poor don’t know about money is especially costly

Institute welcomes first member of new Visiting Fellows Program.

An important step in working toward solutions for situations like Milwaukee’s would be to look honestly at the source of the unrest and rioting in the Sherman Park neighborhood. Not all of those participating have been doing it for the same reason.

Milwaukee JobsWork pursues a multi-level business strategy based on the conviction that sustainable employment leads to self-sufficiency and local business growth is necessary for expanded opportunities.

The Joseph Project addresses regional employment challenges with a free-market approach.

Poor blacks have been the victims of a cruel bait-and-switch game, where the demographics of all blacks were used as…

The harder we make it for young people to get on the first rung of the job ladder, the harder it will be to move up.

Rather than being portrayed as the enemy of low-income blacks, police should be seen instead as the community’s strongest allies against recurring violence.

In 2012, Democratic candidates successfully sold the narrative that Republicans were waging a war against American women. Consequently, exit polls found a significant gender gap.

I’m not wealthy, but I’m working on it.

Recently I celebrated Father’s Day with my wife and two small children. A day specifically to celebrate what we bring to the table as men and fathers is a wonderful gift.

Excerpts of a speech by Woodson Center President and founder Robert L. Woodson Sr. at the Wisconsin Center.