Tim Smeeding, a UW-Madison economist.
Content referencing Tim Smeeding
How Proposed Child Care Tax Credit Helps The Wealthy
Under GOP plan the lower the income of a family, the more they must pay out of pocket.
Oct 20th, 2023 by Erik Gunn
Record Low Unemployment Gives State’s Workers Bargaining Power
Lowest-wage workers have seen the biggest gains from tight labor market.
Jun 12th, 2023 by Joe Schulz
Evers’ Tax Cut Plan Is Far Reaching
Detailed plan has many provisions, lowers taxes on four of five taxpayers in state.
Feb 21st, 2023 by Erik Gunn
Child Tax Credits Cut Food Insecurity By 24%
Payments could lift 45,000 Wisconsin kids out of poverty if made permanent.
Aug 23rd, 2021 by Madeline Fox
Child Tax Credit Huge for Wisconsin Families
Wisconsin families of 1.5 million children will receive the tax credit.
Jul 15th, 2021 by Laura Olson
Economist Urges $10 Minimum Wage
Professor says $15 too high, but state could take incremental steps.
Feb 14th, 2021 by Elizabeth Dohms-Harter
Trump Directives Fall Flat in Wisconsin
President’s executive action on unemployment and evictions cause ‘uncertainty and confusion’, Evers says
Aug 12th, 2020 by Erik Gunn
Ryan’s New Foundation Will Fight Poverty
Janesville-based American Idea Foundation will promote free market, kick-started with $7 million in campaign funds.
Oct 29th, 2019 by Miranda Suarez
Poverty Hasn’t Declined in State
Study finds no decline since Great Recession. Milwaukee County the worst: 17% in poverty.
Jun 25th, 2019 by Laurel White
Milwaukee County Poverty Persists
New study shows Milwaukee is now state’s only county worse than national average in poverty.
Oct 3rd, 2018 by Mary Kate McCoy
Support Grows for U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s Stronger Way Act
Bold legislation to fight poverty with real solutions garners support from leaders in Wisconsin and across the country
Aug 3rd, 2016 by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Contraceptives Key to Fighting Poverty Cycle
UW-Madison study shows long-acting contraceptives like IUDs reduce unwanted pregnancies, single moms, poverty.
Jun 25th, 2016 by John Torinus
What Would Tommy Do?
A Republican governor was once UW’s greatest champion. Those days are long gone.
Apr 18th, 2016 by Marc Eisen
