Join us June 17 at the Water Affordability Community of Practice, plus more.

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** April Wisconsin Job Watch
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Wisconsin gained 9300 jobs in April. Even so, our labor market has 4.7% fewer jobs today than it did just over a year ago.
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** Accessibility: From Ivory Tower to Practice
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ITE Journal, May 2021

Metro transportation is about providing safe and convenient access to jobs, goods, services, and other opportunities. In an ideal world we would use quantifiable measures to develop the best strategies and return on investments. The good news is that such measures exist. The bad news? Most practitioners are not exposed to those measures or the methods behind them, until now. Check out SSTI's feature in ITE Journal here ([link removed]) , then download the full report below.
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** Expanding Voter Registration
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This Month’s Featured Policy from ProGov is Expanding Voter Registration in Cities and Counties: A Toolkit for Local Policymakers ([link removed]) , written and donated by The Center for Popular Democracy ([link removed]) .
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** Water Affordability Community of Practice
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Featuring the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Thursday, June 17, 1pm CST

Join us to learn how the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is balancing their bold plans while also keeping rates affordable for low-income residents.
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** ProGov Podcast: New Ways to Listen!
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Our latest episode is on local-level environmental policy, featuring the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy ([link removed]) and Policy Matters Ohio ([link removed]) . Later this month, we will discuss voting rights with The Center for Popular Democracy ([link removed]) .

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** About us.
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