Wisconsin Budget Project

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  Census Undercount Could Cut State Medicaid Dollars

  May 13th, 2018 by Jon Peacock

  And state officials are doing little to address the problem.

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  Farm Bill Will Leave Millions of Kids Hungry

  May 4th, 2018 by Jon Peacock

  Analysis of federal bill show 11% of state food stamp recipients, including 23,369 kids, lose eligibility.

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  State Tax System Increases Inequality

  Apr 19th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius

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

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  Voters Okay 56 of 66 School Referendums

  Apr 11th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius

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

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  The Black-White Unemployment Gap

  Mar 29th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius

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

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  State Rainy Day Fund Trails 35 States

  Mar 19th, 2018 by Jon Peacock

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

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  How Immigrants Help Wisconsin

  Mar 17th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius

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

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  Senate Opposes Sales Tax Holiday

  Mar 14th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius

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

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  The Decline of Child Care

  Feb 28th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius

  Number of families covered by state funding declined 28%.

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  Trump Budget Slashes Safety Net

  Feb 16th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius

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

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  State’s Rainy Day Fund Is Tiny

  Feb 14th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius

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

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  The Lesson of Kimberly-Clark Layoffs

  Feb 12th, 2018 by Jon Peacock

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