Category: Research

New research reveals opportunity for energy planning today to prevent energy cost increases and disproportionate cost burdens

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A new study published this weekend in Scientific Reports, a Nature Portfolio journal, analyzes the relationship between increasing building electrification and the energy burden for the remaining gas utility customers over time. Whether building electrification is market-driven or policy-driven, this analysis is intended to support energy regulators and planners in proactively considering and avoiding the …

Enrollment Decline and Strategic Responses

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In this report, La Follette students investigate declining enrollment in the Madison Metropolitan School District and strategies to retain families in the school district.

Inadequate EMS in Rural Wisconsin: Strategies to Improve Reliability

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In this report, La Follette students assess the challenges facing rural emergency medical services in Wisconsin.

Recruiting and Retaining the Next Generation of Milwaukee’s Law Enforcement Officers

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In this report, La Follette students assess the City of Milwaukee’s challenges in police recruitment and retention in hopes of strengthening the city’s police force.

Regulatory Tactics to Reduce Non- Revenue Water Loss

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In this report, La Follette students analyze the Public Service Commission’s current regulatory approach to reducing water loss in Wisconsin water utilities.

Eviction Rates and Landlord-Tenant Relations in Racine County

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In this report, La Follette students investigate eviction patterns in Racine County, Wisconsin’s third-highest county for evictions.

Shared-Ride Taxi Regionalization Implementation Plan for the Cities of Hudson, New Richmond, and River Falls

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In this report, La Follette students provide an implementation plan to help the Wisconsin cities of Hudson, New Richmond, and River Falls create a regionalized shared-ride taxi system.

Preserving Ecuador’s Biodiversity: Analyzing Effectiveness of Private Lands Conservation Efforts in Latin America

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In this report, La Follette students conduct a comparative analysis of Latin American conservation policies to decrease deforestation on privately protected lands in Ecuador.

Food Security Post- Disaster and Food System Resilience

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In this report, La Follette students help inform disaster relief policies through a review of the research, strategies and programs surrounding natural disaster-caused food insecurity.

Victims of Crime Act: The Impact of Funding Decreases Across Wisconsin

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In this report, La Follette students assess the impact of funding decreases in the Crime Victims Fund.