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New report cards indicate Wisconsin water utilities excel in water quality, but concerns remain

Posted on March 24, 2025

Most of Wisconsin’s water utilities provide safe, healthy drinking water with 92% of the state’s water utilities earning A grades for water quality (health) in a first-of-its-kind water utility report card designed by Professor Manuel P. Teodoro.

Posted in Equitable policymaking, Faculty, News, Public Management, Research

Chicago’s participatory budgeting a positive, but incomplete, step toward inclusion

Posted on July 2, 2024

A new study finds that distrust in government was common among both those who voted in the participatory budgeting election and those who refused to vote.

Posted in Equitable policymaking, Faculty, News, Public Management

Eliminating Wisconsin’s Driver’s License Suspension Policy for Failure to Pay Forfeitures: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Posted on April 10, 2024

In this report, La Follette students evaluate the economic effects of eliminating Wisconsin’s policy of suspending driver’s licenses for nonpayment of legal financial obligations.

Posted in Cost-Benefit Analysis Reports, Equitable policymaking, Research

Sauk County Adult Treatment Court and Substance Use Diversion Program: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Posted on December 30, 2022

Students analyzed the Sauk County Adult Treatment Court and the Substance Use Diversion and Support program.

Posted in Cost-Benefit Analysis Reports, Equitable policymaking, Research

Child Savings Accounts in Wisconsin: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Posted on December 30, 2022

Students assessed the long-term costs and benefits of investment in universal child savings accounts for Wisconsin residents.

Posted in Cost-Benefit Analysis Reports, Equitable policymaking, Research

A Benefit-Cost Analysis of Expanding Access to Child Care in La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Posted on June 29, 2022

Students completed a benefit-cost analysis of three potential alternatives to current policy to increase the availability and affordability of child care in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.

Posted in Cost-Benefit Analysis Reports, Equitable policymaking, Research

Improving Outcomes in Wisconsin’s Youth Justice System Post-Pandemic: Fines, Fees, and Community Supervision

Posted on September 24, 2021

Health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic led to creative changes in youth justice practice and a significant reduction in Wisconsin’s youth justice population.

Posted in Equitable policymaking, Research, Workshop Reports

Fentanyl Interdiction in the U.S. Mail: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Posted on July 2, 2021

For Cost-Benefit Analysis Public Affairs 881 taught by David Weimer, Fall 2019

Posted in Cost-Benefit Analysis Reports, Equitable policymaking, Research

A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Transitioning Together Program

Posted on July 2, 2021

For Cost-Benefit Analysis Public Affairs 881 taught by David Weimer, Fall 2019

Posted in Cost-Benefit Analysis Reports, Equitable policymaking, Research

Benefit-Cost Analysis of Expanding Wisconsin’s Independent Living Program Eligibility Criteria

Posted on July 2, 2021

For Cost-Benefit Analysis Public Affairs 881 taught by David Weimer, Fall 2020

Posted in Cost-Benefit Analysis Reports, Equitable policymaking, Research
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