Wisconsin Budget

Wisconsin Budget: Online Sales Tax Will Benefit Wealthy
Wisconsin Budget

Online Sales Tax Will Benefit Wealthy

Walker will use money for income tax cut, delivering much of benefit to wealthiest.

Wisconsin Budget: Poll Shows Support for Public Education
Wisconsin Budget

Poll Shows Support for Public Education

Citizens value schools over tax cuts but Republicans have done just the opposite.

Wisconsin Budget: Census Undercount Could Cut State Medicaid Dollars
Wisconsin Budget

Census Undercount Could Cut State Medicaid Dollars

And state officials are doing little to address the problem.

Wisconsin Budget:  Farm Bill Will Leave Millions of Kids Hungry
Wisconsin Budget

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.

Wisconsin Budget: State Tax System Increases Inequality
Wisconsin Budget

State Tax System Increases Inequality

Top 1% got tax cut of $10,015, bottom 20% got just $175.

Wisconsin Budget: Voters Okay 56 of 66 School Referendums
Wisconsin Budget

Voters Okay 56 of 66 School Referendums

$566 million in spending approved on April ballot, mostly for new construction.

Wisconsin Budget: The Black-White Unemployment Gap
Wisconsin Budget

The Black-White Unemployment Gap

Black workers in state 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed.

Wisconsin Budget: State Rainy Day Fund Trails 35 States
Wisconsin Budget

State Rainy Day Fund Trails 35 States

Would last six days. Ranks 37% below national average.

Wisconsin Budget: How Immigrants Help Wisconsin
Wisconsin Budget

How Immigrants Help Wisconsin

They are 6% of all workers, 11% of computer and 20% of dairy industry jobs.

Wisconsin Budget: Senate Opposes Sales Tax Holiday
Wisconsin Budget

Senate Opposes Sales Tax Holiday

Weekend tax holiday backed by Walker, Assembly would cut state revenue by $52 million, local revenues by $4 million.

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.