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Main Street Agenda: Bringing Civility to Political Discourse

Buzz Kemper speaks with Amber Wichowsky and Susan Webb Yackee about the La Follette School of Public Affairs program Main Street Agenda. The goal of the project is to raise awareness about issues Wisconsin residents are concerned about via group discussion and town hall meetings, keeping the discussions civil and on point. Susan Webb Yackee is Director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs and a Collins-Bascom Professor of Public Affairs at UW–Madison. Her research and teaching interests include the U.S. public policymaking process, public management, regulation, health policy, and interest group politics. Yackee has published widely and is an elected member of the National Academy of Public Administration. In 2023, Yackee was appointed as a public member of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS). She worked as a legislative research assistant in the U.S. Senate before beginning her academic training. Amber Wichowsky is an Associate Professor of Public Affairs and holds the Leadership Wisconsin Endowed Chair for the Division of Extension. Her research explores how individuals and communities engage contentious and complex public issues and the social and institutional contexts that shape their civic engagement. Professor Wichowsky received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and was a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University’s Center for the Study of American Politics. She previously worked at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget in Washington, D.C.