SSTI’s Community of Practice meetings focus on peer-to-peer interaction between CEOs of state departments of transportation. These meetings allow attendees to share ideas and learn from one another’s experiences leading state DOTs. The meeting is open …
Month: March 2015
Mayors Innovation Project: 2015 Summer Meeting
Between the Iowa State Fair and the upcoming presidential elections, it will be an exciting time to visit Des Moines! Consistently rated as one of the best places to live and raise a family, we …
Wisconsin has Highest Black Unemployment Rate in the Nation
Madison – At 19.9 percent, Wisconsin had the nation’s highest unemployment rate for African Americans in 2014, according to a new analysis from Economic Policy Institute. In Projected Decline in Unemployment in 2015 Won’t Lift …
COWS report on jobs shows employment in Wisconsin still lags 2007 levels
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Minority Working Families in Wisconsin Falling Behind
MADISON – A sharp racial/ethnic divide has emerged within the world of low-income working families, posing a critical equity and economic challenge to Wisconsin and the nation, a new study concludes. n n Unless …