Building Connection across Our Differences: Main Street Agenda featured in Chancellor Mnookin’s End of Year Message
Chancellor Mnookin shared her reflections on Main Street Agenda's small group dinner program, which uses data from WisconSays to inform topics of interest to Wisconsinites, in her "Notes from the Chancellor" series.
January 7, 2025Cap Times: UW survey made correct call on all three Madison referendums
A University of Wisconsin Survey Center poll conducted in the weeks before the Nov. 5 election correctly projected the outcomes of a city of Madison referendum and two Madison school district ballot measures — from the narrowest margin of victory to the widest.
December 2, 2024Cap Times Guest Column: Wisconsinites want a focus on state and local issues
While the presidential campaigns focus on immigration, inflation, the future of democracy and the gaffes of the week, Wisconsin voters have state and local issues on their minds. In an era where scholars and the news media alike tell us that American politics is nationalized, Wisconsin citizens are reminding their representatives that all politics is local.
November 5, 2024Badger Talks Series: Seeking Civility During an Era of Polarization
Join Dr. Yackee as she discusses the La Follette School of Public Affairs’ Main Street Agenda project. In this innovative approach to building and practicing the skill of civil dialogue, the La Follette School will hold in-person community conversations around the state that will give Wisconsin residents opportunities to find common ground on issues that matter to them and their communities.
October 3, 2024UW survey shows political party leanings had little impact in how people view inflation
Recently, the Journal Sentinel reported that Milwaukee and Wisconsin saw some of the fastest-rising rent prices in the country, having a median price rise 5.3% from March 2023 to 2024. In fact, the issue unifies all Wisconsinites — Democrats, Republicans and independents alike. It ranks at the top of issues residents rated as most significant problems they face. And while it is a common problem for all, inflation has an outsized impact on the young, according to the “WisconSays” survey of nearly 4,000 residents conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Survey Center in partnership with the La Follette School of Public Affairs.
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