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Wisconsin's Extreme Racial Disparity
Wisconsin has the regrettable distinction of ranking among the worst states in the nation for racial inequality.
7 Steps to Municipal Resilience & Recovery
What can municipal governments do now to hasten their recovery and build resilience for the future, while also addressing past inequity?
The State of Wisconsin's Workers During COVID
COVID-19 is transforming work more rapidly than standard data can track. Workers’ lives provide a more immediate picture.
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Pandemic Unemployment Aid and the Workforce
PBS Wisconsin’s Here and Now host Fredericka Freyberg interviewed Laura Dresser on Friday, July 30, 2021.
July 30, 2021What’s The True Impact Of Enhanced Federal Unemployment Aid? A Labor Economist Weighs In
While the debate over enhanced federal unemployment aid in Wisconsin has been settled for now, the broader, national discussion on the issue continues. At least 26 states have cut their ties with the program. Business …
July 27, 2021Still fighting for $15
The one in three workers who would be helped by an increase aren’t the stereotypical teenager for whom a minimum wage job is a short-term source of extra income, according to Laura Dresser, a UW …
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