Students’ report on conservation funding garners news coverage
A report on Wisconsin conservation funding by La Follette School students in the Public Affairs Workshop received coverage by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on May 9. Read more ...
Government innovation awards to be given today
Innovations in Milwaukee’s sewerage district, a project to divert thousands of tons of street sweeping from landfills, and a novel adaptation of trucks to save labor and equipment in leaf collection have won Lloyd D. Gladfelter Awards for government innovation. The three winners will be honored in a ceremony at 2 p.m. today, May 7, in the Senate Parlor in the State Capitol. Read more ...
Cost-benefit analysis recommends statewide investment in alternatives to incarceration
A cost-benefit analysis by La Follette School students recommends that Wisconsin invest $20 million in programs that divert some non-violent criminal offenders from jail or prison to community-based alternatives. The annual investment could help offset increased costs of incarceration and reduce prison overcrowding. Read more ...
Safety net, tax credits help Wisconsin families
Temporary increases in safety net programs and tax credits for working families helped keep many in Wisconsin from poverty during the recession and its aftermath, a new report by the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds. Read more ...
School to convene policy symposium on Wisconsin Idea
La Follette School of Public Affairs faculty will link public policy to the Wisconsin Idea in a symposium on Thursday, April 26, in Memorial Union’s Tripp Commons, starting at 11:45 a.m. Read more ...
Article outlines Europe’s financial crisis
Resolution of the financial problems facing the eurozone is likely to be contentious and prolonged, two scholars argue in the spring 2012 La Follette Policy Report. Read more ...
Witte to retire after 35 years of teaching, research, service
Upon his retirement this summer, professor John Witte will head to head for Astana and become dean of the new School for Humanities and Social Science at Nazarbayev University. UW-Madison recognized his teaching, research and service in April with the Hilldale Award. Read more ...
Student to present paper on FEMA-tribal relations
Nate Inglis Steinfeld will present a paper that examines how federal law affects communication with tribes about disasters on Wednesday, April 11, at noon in the La Follette School conference room. Read more ...
Reschovsky discusses school funding, city revenue
Economist Andrew Reschovsky made two presentations in March. Read more ...
Policy symposium to explore Wisconsin Idea
La Follette School of Public Affairs faculty will link public policy to the Wisconsin Idea in an afternoon symposium on Thursday, April 26, in Memorial Union’s Tripp Commons. The symposium, “The Wisconsin Idea at 100: Making the Link to Policy,” starts at 11:45 a.m. Read more ...