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Month: September 2017

Taking the High Road in U.S. Cities and States

Posted on September 27, 2017

Thursday, September 28, 2017 n Weston Roundtable Series n Joel Rogers, Taking the High Road in U.S. Cities and States n 1153 Mechanical Engineering1513 University Ave n 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm n Coffee, tea and …

Posted in COWS in the News

State makes progress on some workforce goals, deems others 'unreachable'

Posted on September 20, 2017

  http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-makes-progress-on-some-workforce-goals-deems-others-unreachable/article_66ec7fef-0be6-5644-b200-8822d16cb56e.html?platform=hootsuite

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Mayors Innovation Project: Winter 2018 Policy Meeting

Posted on September 18, 2017

The Winter 2018 Policy Meeting is a 2-day event that will provide Mayors and their staff with the opportunity to learn from peers and experts on the great work being pioneered in cities across the country.  …

Posted in Events

State of Working Wisconsin (SOWW)

Posted on September 6, 2017

Central Time speaks with Laura Dresser about what headway the state has made in the last year.    https://www.wpr.org/cows-release-state-working-wisconsin-report-2017

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Report: Wisconsin unemployment rate great, but other economic factors are cause for concern

Posted on September 6, 2017

A report from COWS wants to remind Wisconsinites that the health of the economy can’t be encompassed in a single statistic.   http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/report-wisconsin-unemployment-rate-great-but-other-economic-factors-are/article_33763e0e-8d29-52e8-a595-98416d23c3c4.html

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Unemployment is Low, but Wisconsin Workers Face a Host of Other Roadblocks

Posted on September 6, 2017

Even as the state’s unemployment rate declines, Wisconsin workers face significant barriers to economic stability, according to a new look at the state’s labor market. Long-term stagnation in wages, a black/white economic disparity that is …

Posted in COWS in the News

Wisconsin's income gap continues to grow

Posted on September 6, 2017

COWS and Wisconsin Budget Project Report “Pulling Apart 2017” in Business North.   http://www.businessnorth.com/kuws_wisconsin_public_radio/wisconsin-s-income-gap-continues-to-grow/article_4245f784-8e70-11e7-b2df-d788bd3961ac.html

Posted in COWS in the News

Income inequality in Wisconsin at highest level since Great Depression

Posted on September 6, 2017

COWS and Wisconsin Budget Project Report “Pulling Apart 2017” in The Capital Times.   http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/roundup/morning-briefing-outgoing-sheriff-clarke-expected-to-take-job-in/article_c910fe76-8f10-11e7-8f97-b30e6a809ad1.html

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Income inequality in Wisconsin at highest level since Great Depression

Posted on September 6, 2017

COWS and Wisconsin Budget Project Report “Pulling Apart 2017” in The La Crosse Tribune.   http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/state-and-regional/income-inequality-in-wisconsin-at-highest-level-since-great-depression/article_dfe1450b-e024-5556-8065-af18ee64a96d.html

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