The Badger Institute hosted a roundtable discussion on work, poverty and the use of federal safety nets to promote self-reliance. Panelists included Angela Rachidi, former deputy commissioner for New York City Department of Social Services from 2007-2015 and now is a Rowe Scholar in poverty studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of the Badger Institute report “Wisconsin’s Missing Rung;” Michael Luckey, research assistant for Rep. Mike Rohrakaste and former director of the Wisconsin Interagency Council on Homelessness; Aldira Aldape, Community Engagement Director for Americans For Prosperity Wisconsin.
TRENDING:
- Residents of Glidden and Jacobs a rare breed — and getting rarer
- MPS enrollment, often overstated, has plummeted 42% since peak
- Milwaukee’s list of half-used school buildings rises to 21
- Badger Institute urges “no” vote on MPS referendum
- Voters will decide if legislators get say over federal spending
- Number of half-used MPS buildings up to at least 20
- Many MPS students are chronically absent
- Where the hell is Yuba?