Wisconsin Budget
Online Sales Tax Will Benefit Wealthy
Walker will use money for income tax cut, delivering much of benefit to wealthiest.
Jul 12th, 2018 by Jon Peacock
Poll Shows Support for Public Education
Citizens value schools over tax cuts but Republicans have done just the opposite.
Jul 10th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius
Census Undercount Could Cut State Medicaid Dollars
And state officials are doing little to address the problem.
May 13th, 2018 by Jon Peacock
Farm Bill Will Leave Millions of Kids Hungry
Analysis of federal bill show 11% of state food stamp recipients, including 23,369 kids, lose eligibility.
May 4th, 2018 by Jon Peacock
State Tax System Increases Inequality
Top 1% got tax cut of $10,015, bottom 20% got just $175.
Apr 19th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius
Voters Okay 56 of 66 School Referendums
$566 million in spending approved on April ballot, mostly for new construction.
Apr 11th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius
The Black-White Unemployment Gap
Black workers in state 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed.
Mar 29th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius
State Rainy Day Fund Trails 35 States
Would last six days. Ranks 37% below national average.
Mar 19th, 2018 by Jon Peacock
How Immigrants Help Wisconsin
They are 6% of all workers, 11% of computer and 20% of dairy industry jobs.
Mar 17th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius
Senate Opposes Sales Tax Holiday
Weekend tax holiday backed by Walker, Assembly would cut state revenue by $52 million, local revenues by $4 million.
Mar 14th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius
The Decline of Child Care
Number of families covered by state funding declined 28%.
Feb 28th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius
Trump Budget Slashes Safety Net
$1.4 trillion in cuts to health care, housing nearly equals $1.5 trillion in recent tax cuts.
Feb 16th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius
