VITA: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) will offer free tax assistance to low-income, handicapped and elderly individuals in Marathon County. Now in its…

Economic Prosperity Series: Make your voice heard!

The Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service (WIPPS), in partnership with the Marathon County Public Library and the T.B. Scott Free Library, will…

VITA: Volunteers needed at UW-Marathon County

For many families, a tax refund is one of the largest payments a family will receive all year. A program to provide free tax…

Obey-Petri Series: to speak at community forum

MENASHA — As part of the Civic Participation Lecture Series, a community forum featuring Congressman Tom Petri (Ret.) and Congressman Dave Obey (Ret.) will be held at…

Civic Participation Series: launches eastern tour October 26

The Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service (WIPPS) and the David R. Obey Civic Resource Center present a unique opportunity for university students…

Re-energizing civic engagement: ‘Democratic Renaissance’

A nationally known civic organizer is coming to the UW Center for Civic Engagement on October 6 to describe how citizens in small towns…

Re-energizing civic engagement: Register today!

From engaging community through social media, artistic endeavors and grassroots problem-solving to seeing infrastructure issues in a new light, the 20th Conference on the…

WIPPS staffer helps grow love for gardens

Source: Wausau Daily Herald Leaders at the Monk Botanical Gardens have planted the seeds for a new garden club aimed at young teens. And…

Government Accountability Board

Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board (GAB) has been praised as a national model for promoting clean and open government. But some state legislators are calling…

Public Issues Series: Back to the Future? [Paul Carver]

Is Congress as an institution broken? Or is it the people who run it? What makes a successful Congress – and why is the…