Wisconsin Budget Project
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Charting The Racial Disparities In State’s Prisons
Nov 28th, 2021 by Tamarine Cornelius
Four charts show Wisconsin is worse than nearly every state.
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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.
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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%.
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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.
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Evers Targets Tax Cuts at Lower Incomes
Apr 7th, 2021 by Tamarine Cornelius
Governor’s budget reduces tax advantage for wealthier people.
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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.
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GOP Pandemic Proposal Is a Power Grab
Dec 15th, 2020 by Tamarine Cornelius
Republican legislators would take power from schools, local governments and governor.
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State’s Tax Loopholes a Boon to Wealthy
Oct 7th, 2020 by Tamarine Cornelius
Helps many dodge taxes, contributes to wealth gap.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
