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Feb 24, 2011

Mismanagement: Privatization Efforts Jeopardize Public Safety and Health- In this brief, One Wisconsin Now details Wisconsin Gov. Walker’s track record with pushing for the privatization of public assets in recent years, and documents the excessive costs, mismanagement, high risks, job loss, lost accountability, and negative impacts on the middle class, working families, and vulnerable populations that have occurred as a result of these efforts.

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Research Roundup
Jan 20, 2011
A Guide to Asset Privatization - This recent publication by In the Public Interest, a resource center on privatization and responsible contracting, details different types of asset privatization (including recent debacles such as Chicago’s parking meters, as well as various parts of the contracting process) and identifies key issues that lawmakers and advocates should consider in evaluating any asset privatization deal.
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Research Roundup
Jan 13, 2011

Public-Private Power Grab: The Risks in Privatizing State Economic Development Agencies - Recently, several right-wing governors have proposed privatizing state economic development agencies.

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Research Roundup
Jan 06, 2011
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Creating Good Jobs, a Citizen's Guide to Redistricting and More
Dec 02, 2010

Investing in America’s Economy: A Budget Blueprint for Economic Recovery and Fiscal Responsibility - Our Fiscal Security, a collaborative project of the Economic Policy Institute, Demos, and the Century Foundation, released this publication detailing a proposal that would address the nation's most pressing fiscal challenges, improve the nation's 10-year budget outlook, lead to a budget surplus by 2018,

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Creating Good Jobs, a Citizen's Guide to Redistricting and More
Dec 02, 2010
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Examining the "Pledge to America," the Unemployment Crisis and More
Nov 18, 2010
Study finds states employ few to enforce minimum-wage, related laws- A nationwide survey has found that states employ few investigators to enforce their laws covering the minimum wage, overtime, child labor, and payment of wages. Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit research institute based in Cleveland, found that 43 states and the District of Columbia collectively employ just 659.5 investigators en
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Exploring the Digital Nation and Training the Clean Energy Workforce
Nov 11, 2010
Enhancing State Clean Energy Workforce Training to Meet Demand: This National Governors Association paper describes state efforts that have emerged thanks to funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The study confirms that state policy is a key factor in driving the demand for investment and the creation of green jobs. It also points out that states with aggressive green energy programs are under an urgent need for workforce development.
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