Wisconsin Policy Forum

More Than 100 Wisconsin School Districts Seeking More Funding Through Referendums

Educators say Legislature not adequately funding public schools.

What Will Wisconsin Spend $4.6 Billion Surplus On?

Next budget will have room for investment but Policy Forum expert says lawmakers will need caution.

Park-and-Ride Homeless Encampments Will Be Cleared

Effort to find homes for 60 residents will be a 'heavy lift' official says. Housing for 80 previously found.

As Election Day Nears, The Economy Remains Top Issue for Wisconsin Voters

Views on economy not as negative as a year ago, but inflation still a concern.

MPS Considers Closing, Merging Schools

District can't afford to keep all 149 school buildings open, given enrollment decline.

Policy Forum Says Milwaukee’s Future Finances Are “Precarious”

But Act 12 has delivered substantial benefits to city's fiscal health.

Act 12 Benefits Continue in 2025, But Fiscal Challenges Loom for Milwaukee County

Annual budget brief finds the county’s brief era of largely pain-free budgets likely to be short-lived

Milwaukee County Board Finance Chair Johnson Jr. Responds to Wisconsin Policy Forum’s 2025 Budget Report

Milwaukee Continues to Reap Act 12 Benefits, But Fiscal Challenges Remain

Proposed 2025 city budget includes bright spots, but future challenges point to need to find savings

Gov. Evers, DNR Announce New Outreach Grant Program for Lead Service Line Replacement

Board of Supervisors Approves First Set of Intergovernmental Relations Resolutions Under New Committee Leadership

Joshua L. Gimbel Joins Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Board of Directors