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MPS is asking voters to approve a $252 million referendum that would increase property taxes and state aid by that amount. A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum raises questions about the rationale for the referendum.
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For decades, the Milwaukee County Parks System has been unable to mend its aging infrastructure. A recent report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum explores how different partnerships could help the parks system.
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A new bill in the Wisconsin legislature could charge people for access to police body camera footage. The bill is part of a larger effort that could threaten public transparency in favor of police privacy.
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Every year, the Wisconsin Policy Forum puts out dozens of reports on issues facing Wisconsinites. Rob Henken, president of the forum, shares their top findings of the last year.
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Wisconsin prisons are overspending, overpopulated, understaffed, and house the highest Black imprisonment rate in the country. The Wisconsin Policy Forum explores why and discusses potential policy solutions.
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Lots of families moved their children to different schools during the pandemic. Amid all the upheaval, some students went missing from Wisconsin’s school enrollment data.
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In an average year, about one in 10 Wisconsin teachers leaves for a different school district or different job. That number shot up last school year — to about one in six teachers leaving their classrooms.
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The Wisconsin Policy Forum explores the current state of Milwaukee County's criminal justice system as it recovers from the pandemic.
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While housing affordability is a nationwide concern, the issue is particularly bad in Waukesha County. The Wisconsin Policy Forum reveals why in a new report.
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Rob Henken, president of the Wisconsin Policy Forum, and Mike Lappen, a behavioral health division administrator, share more about Milwaukee's expanded and restructured mental health services.