Public Policy Institute
The Community Advocates Public Policy Institute has clear and simple goals: To explain why so many Milwaukeeans are poor, and to develop and implement a practical strategy to reduce poverty throughout Wisconsin.
PPI Poverty Plan Aims to Cut Poverty in HalfThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured PPI's four-part plan to cut poverty in half. David Riemer and PPI's Economic Policy Analyst, Conor Williams, have worked with the Urban Institute on a policy package that would take Wisconsin's poverty rate from 8% down to 4.3%. Riemer also discussed the plan on Wisconsin Public Radio. A summary of the findings was presented to the 2011 National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics annual workshop. Learn more about the plan here. |
PPI's Walczak Discusses Criminal Justice on Fourth Street ForumMarilyn Walczak, Public Policy Institute Community Justice Project Manager, appeared on the Oct. 14 episode of Milwaukee Public Television's Fourth Street Forum to discuss strategies to reduce Wisconsin’s high corrections budget and cut crime. Watch the episode here. Learn more about PPI's Community Justice Project here. |
New Project Seeks to Harness Potential of Health Exchanges
The Public Policy Institute has launched the Project for Health Insurance Exchange Education (PHIXE). The goals of PHIXE are to educate state policymakers about how a properly structured exchange—the health insurance marketplace established by the federal Affordable Care |
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