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The Wisconsin Policy Forum is a nonpartisan, independent statewide policy research organization with offices in Milwaukee and Madison. Our mission is to provide informed, nonpartisan analysis of critical policy issues affecting local governments, school districts, and the state of Wisconsin. Our research and facilitation activities encourage ...
This report builds on our previous research by comparing Milwaukee with 10 demographically and economically similar peer cities throughout the U.S. with respect to owner-occupancy rates, usage of federal resources to promote homeownership, and strategies to advance racial equity in homeownership. We seek to answer three main research questions:
We welcome opportunities to present the results of our research to governmental bodies, civic groups, and others. Members, civic groups, elected officials, and advocacy groups can request Forum staff members to speak on our research or related policy issues by calling our Milwaukee office at 414-276-8240, our Madison office at 608-241-9789, or ...
According to a national study by the Economic Policy Institute, about 30% of the reduction in the gap between the median hourly wages of men and women since 1979 is due to the decline in men’s inflation-adjusted wages. One possible factor behind men’s declining wages is reduced compensation in the male-dominated skilled trades and ...
The Public Policy Forum has partnered with Community Advocates’ Public Policy Institute in a project designed to advise Milwaukee County’s Behavioral Health Division (BHD) on ways to strategically prepare for implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
2022 Annual Meeting. February 3, 2022. 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. The Wisconsin Policy Forum’s 2022 Annual Meeting will be held on February 3rd from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. In light of the surge in COVID-19 cases, and after careful consideration, we have decided to hold the meeting virtually. We are planning a compelling program and we look forward to ...
Staff/Board. Jason Stein has worked with the Wisconsin Policy Forum since 2018, serving as President since July 2024 and prior to that as Vice President and Research Director. In his time with the Forum, his reports have received multiple awards from the Governmental Research Association. Before joining the Forum, Jason worked as a Capitol ...
One bright spot for towns is that state aid for roads and infrastructure has increased by a larger amount than shared revenue fell. State road aids have overtaken shared revenue as the most important form of state aid to towns, rising from $56.2 million in 1990 ($111.3 million in 2020 dollars) to $184.7 million in 2020.
This makes it the second-costliest credit of any state, and the costliest on a per capita basis, according to revenue impact estimates compiled by the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy. Revenue impacts of the credit vary widely among states, from an estimated loss of $780 million annually for New York, to an estimated $9.6 million for ...
Milwaukee-based Public Policy Forum – which was established in 1913 as a local government watchdog – is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of government and the development of southeastern Wisconsin through objective research of regional public policy issues.