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#LocalGovMatters Episode 8: Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin
Join #LocalGovMatters co-hosts, WCA President & CEO Mark OConnell and WCA Communications Consultant Michelle Gormican Thompson, as they sit down with Marquette University Law School Poll Director Cha
#LocalGovMatters Episode 7: Director Knapp Discusses K-12 on the Ballot: Using Referenda to Fund Public Schools
Join #LocalGovMatters co-hosts, WCA President & CEO Mark OConnell and WCA Communications Consultant Michelle Gormican Thompson, as they sit down with Dale Knapp, Director of Forward Analytics to disc
#LocalGovMatters Episode 6: An Impactful Leadership Conversation with Dr. Tim Rahschulte
Join #LocalGovMatters co-hosts, WCA President & CEO Mark OConnell and WCA Communications Consultant Michelle Gormican Thompson, as they sit down with Dr. Tim Rahschulte, co-founder and executive vice
#LocalGovMatters Episode 5: Forward Analytics Kevin Dospoy on “Priced Out: The Steep Cost of Childcare in Wisconsin”
Join #LocalGovMatters co-hosts, WCA President & CEO Mark OConnell and WCA Communications Consultant Michelle Gormican Thompson, as they sit down with Forward Analytics Deputy Director Kevin Dospoy to
#LocalGovMatters Episode 4: Shared Revenue Conversation with Sen. Felzkowski and Rep. Kurtz
Join #LocalGovMatters co-hosts, WCA President & CEO Mark OConnell and WCA Communications Consultant Michelle Gormican Thompson, as they sit down with Wisconsin State Senator Mary Felzkowksi and Wisco
#LocalGovMatters Episode 3: WisDOT Secretary Craig Thompson
Join #LocalGovMatters co-hosts, WCA President & CEO Mark OConnell and WCA Communications Consultant Michelle Gormican Thompson, as they sit down with Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary
#LocalGovMatters Episode 2: Forward Analytics Director Dale Knapp on Latest Report-Silent Killer: The Fentanyl Epidemic in Wisconsin
A new report from Forward Analytics,Silent Killer: The Fentanyl Epidemic in Wisconsin, shows our state in the middle of an epidemic of drug overdose deaths driven largely by illegal fentanyl. Like t
#LocalGovMatters Episode 1: Forward Analytics Director Knapp Discusses “Rethinking Revenues: A National Perspective on Funding Counties”
A new report from Forward Analytics, Rethinking Revenues: A National Perspective on Funding Counties, highlights some of the fiscal challenges faced by Wisconsins 72 counties due to a long-term shi
#LocalGovMatters 2.0 Episode 5: The Rural Challenge: Depopulation and Its Economic Consequences
In the latest Forward Analytics report,The Rural Challenge: Depopulation and Its Economic Consequences, it was reported that from 2010-2018, two thirds of rural counties in Wisconsin lost populatio
#LocalGovMatters 2.0 Episode 4: Getting Your REAL ID with Guest Kristina Boardman
In accordance with the federalREAL ID Actof 2005, if you plan to fly within the United States, visit a military base or any other federal buildings, the Department of Homeland Security will require