Following years of sabotage and hostility directed towards the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Governor Walker and the legislature pivoted to pass a $200 million reinsurance program, which is expected to slightly lower premiums for those relatively few people who earn too much to qualify for premium tax credits that help defray the costs of...
The diversity of Wisconsin’s immigrants means that the immigrant experience in Wisconsin is a varied one, with no single narrative able to tell the entire story of Wisconsin immigrants. It's important for us to go beyond simple rhetoric and understand the real diversity and rich history of Wisconsin's immigrant experience. If there is a...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) turns eight tomorrow, Friday, March 23. Despite Republicans’ ongoing efforts to repeal, replace, or sabotage the ACA, the health reform law has some impressive accomplishments. During this challenging year, public sentiment regarding the health care law has become more and more positive. In February, more...
Research has shown that when children receive high-quality child care, they are much more likely to perform well in school, graduate on time, and be productive members of society. This is why it’s critical that there are investments made into early care and education programs and that efforts are made to get low-income children, who...
High-quality early care and education is one of the most effective tools in ensuring a child succeeds in life. Research has shown that when children receive high-quality child care, they are much more likely to perform well in school, graduate on time, and be productive members of society.
As we continue the conversation about gun violence and safety in the wake of the tragedy in Parkland, FL, it is easy to distance ourselves from the problem, despite our shared fear and outrage. We must remember that mass shootings like this are not someone else’s problem, but rather something that impacts and threatens us all.
It’s well past time for adults to take real action to protect kids from gun violence. If adults don’t act, we shoulder the blame the next time someone uses a weapon of war to kill kids. On February 14, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, a young man used an AR-15 style rifle to murder 17 people. It’s a story...
Last fall, President Trump chose to end DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), a program that opened a path for immigrant youth to learn, work, and thrive by granting them temporary relief from deportation. While engaging in harsh anti-immigrant rhetoric and making it even more difficult to craft responsible immigration policy,...
For Wisconsin to prosper, we need to ensure that all Wisconsinites have the tools they need to be successful. Unfortunately, state lawmakers have proposed numerous bills that take us in the opposite direction. One such bill, Senate Bill 634/Assembly Bill 748, will strip cities and counties of their authority to provide more opportunity...
Last Thursday, the Wisconsin Assembly approved Governor Walker’s package of dangerous changes to safety net programs, moving these harmful bills onto to the Wisconsin Senate and one step closer to becoming state law. These proposals will only make it harder for people who are already struggling to find work and support their families,...
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