How does a local government partnership with UniverCity Alliance (UCA) work? First, UCA matches the local government’s top priorities with courses taught by UW-Madison faculty Second, students in these courses work on the issues and questions over the course of the school year Lastly, the local government partner receives research, reports, designs, solutions and new […]
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Upcoming Local Government Programs July-August 2018
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Jennifer Erickson, Dan Hill, and Victoria Solomon have built on research begun in 2016. They just presented, “Leadership in Local Government: Encouraging Women to Run for Local Elected Office” at the UW Women’s & Gender Studies Consortium’s 41st Wisconsin Women and Gender Studies Conference, April 12-14, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. Their new research, based on […]
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The Wisconsin Department of Revenue-approved “2018 Board of Review Training” is now available on DVD. You can use this order form to order a copy now. For additional information, visit the 2018 Board of Review Training page.
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You might be interested in a new podcast series that focuses on local government in Wisconsin, “Local Government Matters.” It’s presented by the Wheeler Report. Listen to the second episode of “Local Government Matters” where Jerry Deschane of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and Mark O’Connell of the Wisconsin Counties Association discuss Dark Stores and how they […]
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These programs cover topics of interest to Wisconsin local government officials, attorneys, citizens, and land use planners. Each 90-minute teleconference is $20 and includes a digital copy of written materials. American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Continuing Maintenance (CM), and Continuing Legal Education (CLE) accreditation applied for. Participation in live program qualifies for credit. Topics […]
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News and Notices Fall 2017 Learn from Teleconferences on USB Drives Recorded teleconferences from the 2016-2017 Local Government Issues, Challenges, and Strategies series are available for purchase on USB drives (also known as flash or thumb drives). Voter Registration & ID Broadband in Rural Wisconsin: Taking Steps Forward Assessing and Addressing Local Service Needs Fire […]
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The aging of the Baby Boom generation is a shift which affects the entire nation. The following four teleconferences from the Local Government Center deal with this trend specifically as it affects local governments in Wisconsin. These titles can be purchased as digital audiostreams from the UW-Extension Learning Store for $28 each. At Our Doorstep: […]
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The Local Government Center’s training video on the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law is now available online. The training has been divided into 2-7 minutes segments, perfect for a refresher at your monthly meeting. Visit the Open Meetings index page here.
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We have a limited quantity of our recently updated and published Wisconsin Statute Book.
The ‘2015-2016 Wisconsin Statutes – Chapter 60 – Towns’ updated in April 2017 is available to purchase on a first come-first serve basis.
