Wisconsin Budget

• Charting The Racial Disparities In State’s Prisons

  Nov 28th, 2021 by Tamarine Cornelius

  Four charts show Wisconsin is worse than nearly every state.

• State’s $1 Billion Tax Cut Leaves Out 49% of Taxpayers

  Sep 21st, 2021 by Tamarine Cornelius

  Not a dollar for half of all taxpayers, thousands in tax cuts for the most wealthy.

• TANF Program Serves a Fraction of Poor Families

  Aug 30th, 2021 by Jon Peacock

  Replacement for AFDC has cut number of state families served by 80%.

• BadgerCare Expansion Too Good to Go Away

  May 9th, 2021 by Jon Peacock

  Benefits are so massive and popular the ideological opposition will melt away.

• Evers Targets Tax Cuts at Lower Incomes

  Apr 7th, 2021 by Tamarine Cornelius

  Governor’s budget reduces tax advantage for wealthier people.

• State Families May Lose $31 Million in Tax Refunds

  Feb 8th, 2021 by Tamarine Cornelius

  Legislature needs to tweak tax code to get full benefit of federal COVID-19 package.

• GOP Pandemic Proposal Is a Power Grab

  Dec 15th, 2020 by Tamarine Cornelius

  Republican legislators would take power from schools, local governments and governor.

• State’s Tax Loopholes a Boon to Wealthy

  Oct 7th, 2020 by Tamarine Cornelius

  Helps many dodge taxes, contributes to wealth gap.

• Why State Economy Needs Federal Aid

  Jul 16th, 2020 by Tamarine Cornelius

  Without second round of pandemic aid there will be more jobs and health insurance lost, more services cut.

• 32 Cities Devote Most Spending to Police

  Jul 7th, 2020 by Tamarine Cornelius

  One-third of state’s largest cities, including Milwaukee, spend more on police than any other function.

• Should Undocumented Immigrants Get State Relief?

  May 20th, 2020 by Tamarine Cornelius

  They help build state’s Unemployment Insurance trust, but are ineligible for benefits.

• State Faces April 16 Deadline for Medicaid Money

  Apr 7th, 2020 by Jon Peacock

  Legislature must amend lame duck law or lose hundreds of millions in federal funds.