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Year: 2015
Using our Voice to Building Better Systems: Management and Labor Convening on Building a Skilled Workforce for Quality Health Care
n Registration & Times n Please register to attend at: http://hcapcowsjuly2015conference.eventbrite.com n n Thursday, July 9th – 8:30am to 5pm, Breakfast and Lunch provided n Friday, July 10th – 8:30am to 1pm, Breakfast and Lunch …
Livable Cities Symposium: Mapping UW Assets
The Livable Cities Symposium seeks to bring together faculty and staff from the University of Wisconsin- Madison with local government and community leaders to share the research and work conducted towards building livable cities. In the light of ongoing …
State Smart Transportation Initiative: 11th Community of Practice
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 …
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 …
League of Women Voters of Dane County Annual Meeting
Laura Dresser will be the speaker at the Dane County League of Women Voters Annual Meeting at the Concourse Hotel on Thursday, May 13, 2015. She will speak on the topic of income inequality. n More details will be forthcoming …
Politics, Economics and Fast Food Strikes: What Raising the Minimum Wage Floor Means
With fast food strikes and increasing calls for getting the minimum wage over $10 per hour, the wage floor is back on the political agenda. Laura Dresser talks about the economics and politics that swirl …