Sarah Ferris

Recent Articles

• Milwaukee Police Website Turns Up the Cool Factor
• Nov 30, 2012
• The department’s new website has the feeling of a first-person video game and aims to replace the media as the public’s go-to source for crime information.

• Ambitious Anti-Teen Pregnancy Program Seeing Success in Milwaukee
• Nov 30, 2012
• In 2006, Milwaukee had one of the nation’s highest teen birth rates. With more than two years to go on an ambitious goal to curb teen pregnancies, the city has already cut its rate by more than a third.

• West Virginia County Builds Teacher Villages to Save Struggling Schools
• Oct 31, 2012
• McDowell County may be the first rural community to build housing to attract young teachers. It could be a model for other counties facing waning populations and crumbling infrastructure.
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• Muni Bonds Need Governments to Fight for Them
• Oct 3, 2012
• The tax-free status of municipal bonds is under attack. If eliminated, borrowing could get more expensive for states and localities.
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