Launched: ProGov21.org

Today, our latest project—ProGov21—launched its new website platform. ProGov21 provides local policymakers and advocates with efficient and effective tools for local policymaking. We've enhanced many tools, like:

updated library search and filtering functions
newly designed policy roadmaps
updated material submission options, and many more.

Visit ProGov21

February Job Watch

Wisconsin’s economic recovery from COVID-19 continued in February with the state adding 18,600 jobs. Unemployment remains quite low, at 2.9%. Most notably, Wisconsin’s labor force participation and total labor force are actually at higher levels than before the pandemic.

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Winter Meeting in DC

The Mayors Innovation Project hosted its semi-annual meeting in DC in March for the first time in more than two years. View the Briefing Book (our collection of the most timely and relevant resources on each topic), presentations, photos, and more.

View Meeting Materials

Former Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong (Kankakee, IL) & Mayor Cassie Franklin (Everett, WA)

In the News

Dane County saw 40% increase in fatal car crashes in 2021
The Cap Times

The Great Female Resignation: Why so many women left their jobs when the COVID-19 pandemic hit
WKOW

What does record-low unemployment mean for Wisconsin? Experts weigh in
The Cap Times

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