Wisconsin Budget Project

Wisconsin Budget: The Decline of Child Care
Wisconsin Budget

The Decline of Child Care

Number of families covered by state funding declined 28%.

Wisconsin Budget: Trump Budget Slashes Safety Net
Wisconsin Budget

Trump Budget Slashes Safety Net

$1.4 trillion in cuts to health care, housing nearly equals $1.5 trillion in recent tax cuts.

Wisconsin Budget: State’s Rainy Day Fund Is Tiny
Wisconsin Budget

State’s Rainy Day Fund Is Tiny

No contributions to it since 2013, only enough to fund six days of operations.

Wisconsin Budget: The Lesson of Kimberly-Clark Layoffs
Wisconsin Budget

The Lesson of Kimberly-Clark Layoffs

State gave huge tax giveaways to manufacturer, but company still laid off workers.

Wisconsin Budget: Number of Public Employees Declining
Wisconsin Budget

Number of Public Employees Declining

Wisconsin now ranks behind 36 states in number of public employees per capita.

Wisconsin Budget: $1.6 Billion of Foxconn Payout Won’t Create Jobs
Wisconsin Budget

$1.6 Billion of Foxconn Payout Won’t Create Jobs

And another $1.4 billion somewhat related to job creation.

Wisconsin Budget: 5 Ways to Help Workers
Wisconsin Budget

5 Ways to Help Workers

Walker says he wants to remove barriers to work. Here’s how to do it.

WI Budget: Impact of Earned Income Tax Credit
WI Budget

Impact of Earned Income Tax Credit

Helps working poor, with 386,000 state recipients getting $863 million federal credit for 2016.

Wisconsin Budget: 18 States Raise Minimum Wage
Wisconsin Budget

18 States Raise Minimum Wage

As do 20 cities and counties. But not Wisconsin, What’s the impact?

Wisconsin Budget: Federal Tax Plan’s Impact on State
Wisconsin Budget

Federal Tax Plan’s Impact on State

Half of tax cuts will go to the top 5 percent, many lose health care.

Wisconsin Budget: Dream Act Immigrants Would Boost Economy
Wisconsin Budget

Dream Act Immigrants Would Boost Economy

State would grow by $600 million per year. Without it many farms would fail.

Wisconsin Budget: Funding Shortfall Threatens 2020 Census
Wisconsin Budget

Funding Shortfall Threatens 2020 Census

Data is key to government policies, census already behind due to inadequate funds.