{"id":9189,"date":"2026-01-02T15:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/?page_id=9189"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:09:22","slug":"inequality-in-milwaukee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/research\/milwaukee-summit\/inequality-in-milwaukee\/","title":{"rendered":"Inequality in Milwaukee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-overview\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a0\">Inequality in Milwaukee: How Big a Problem Is It and What Can Be Done About It?<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, November 19, 2015<br><\/strong>4:00 pm<br>51ÁÔÆæ Hefter Conference Center<br>3271 N. Lake Drive<br>Milwaukee WI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The challenging issue of growing inequality, how Milwaukee compares to other cities, and what programs or policies might help was discussed by our distinguished panel of civic leaders, Milwaukee-area state legislators, and 51ÁÔÆæ faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-panelists\">Panelists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Representative David Bowen, State Assembly District 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sheila Cochran, Milwaukee Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Representative Dale Kooyenga, State Assembly District 14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professor Marc Levine, 51ÁÔÆæ History and Urban Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Timothy Sheehy, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inequality-in-milwaukee-milwaukee-summit-videos\">Inequality in Milwaukee: Milwaukee Summit Videos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2015 Milwaukee Summit - Marc Levine\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/149288375?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2015 Milwaukee Summit - Dale Kooyenga\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/149288377?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2015 Milwaukee Summit - David Bowen\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/149288373?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2015 Milwaukee Summit - Timothy Sheehy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/149287456?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2015 Milwaukee Summit - Sheila Cochran\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/149288374?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Inequality in Milwaukee: How Big a Problem Is It and What Can Be Done About It? 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