High Road Strategy Center in the News

Channel 3000’s For the Record features The Center’s Laura Dresser discussing The State of Working Wisconsin 2025 report, exploring how wages, labor, and the economy are performing this year and what makes 2025 unique for Wisconsin workers.

Laura Dresser, Associate Director of the UW-Madison High Road Strategy Center, joins the Friday 8 O’Clock Buzz to preview the newest State of Working Wisconsin report. Released every Labor Day, the study offers a detailed look at how working people in Wisconsin are faring, highlighting both progress and struggles.

The State of Working Wisconsin 2025 report shows strong job growth and record wages, while also spotlighting ongoing inequalities and federal policies that could strain Wisconsin workers.

Laura Dresser speaks with Wisconsin Public Radio about The State of Working Wisconsin 2025 report, highlighting slowing job growth, federal policies that could strain working families, and the potential impact of raising the state’s minimum wage.

Kids Forward responds to the State of Working Wisconsin 2025 report, calling on policymakers to raise wages, protect workers’ rights, and invest in child care to support Wisconsin families and ensure economic stability.

Laura Dresser writes in the Wisconsin Examiner about the importance of reliable labor market data in shaping sound economic decisions. She highlights recent concerns about the independence of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and reflects on past lessons from Wisconsin’s own experience tracking job growth.

Laura Dresser talks with WORT 98.9 guest host Bert Zipperer about how the new federal budget favors the wealthy while cutting essential services, and the implications for everyday Wisconsin residents.

Associate Director Laura Dresser joins FOX 47 Madison to discuss how the new ‘no tax on tips’ policy will impact Wisconsin workers and why the bigger issues are still low wages, unstable hours, and lack of benefits.

The Center’s Associate Director, Laura, joins Matt Rothschild and Angela Lang on Mornings with Pat Kreitlow to discuss the need for public investment in childcare and elder care, highlighting how federal policies and Wisconsin’s stagnant minimum wage fall short of supporting these essential workers.

AD Laura Dresser speaks with Channel 3000 about the state of Wisconsin’s minimum wage, who would be affected by a $15 wage floor, and how raising the minimum can strengthen protections for low-wage workers.