WCCF’s latest WisKids Count Issue Brief, "Building on our Strength: Achieving Equity in Health Outcomes for Children and Families in Wisconsin," takes on the issue of health disparities in Wisconsin based on race and ethnicity. Largely rooted in social and community factors, Wisconsin’s gap is one of the most egregious in the country....
Based on information provided by the Coalition for Juvenile Justice “Yesterday, President Obama released his Budget Proposal for FY 2011, including proposed funding levels for programs administered by the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) at the U.S. Department of...
WCCF is pleased that Representative Fred Kessler has taken the lead in drafting a bill to raise the age of adult court jurisdiction in Wisconsin back to age 18 - beginning with misdemeanor and less serious offenses as early as July 2010 and for all youth as of July 1, 2011. A press conference in Milwaukee today, Representative Kessler...
For the last several months I was fearfully thinking ahead to a day sometime in January when the Legislative Fiscal Bureau would issue its annual report on state revenue projections and the state’s economic and fiscal outlook. My trepidation about the report was fueled by the monthly tax collection figures from the Department of Revenue...
According to a new report released by Good Jobs First, a non-profit research center, Wisconsin's Recovery Act website ranked 4th best in the country in terms of the quality and quantity of information on how recovery funds were spent. Here is their press release about the report.More than $200 billion from the American Recovery and...
Governor Doyle gave a boost to a child care Quality Rating and Improvement System when he announced a $10 million proposal in Milwaukee January 22. The Governor is sending his proposal to the Joint Finance Committee for action in this session. He has proposed different versions of quality rating system three times before, but in the...
The legislature will be in session on Tuesday and Thursday and there are many committee hearings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Here are some highlights to watch for:Ban on bisphenol A legislation is moving in both houses – On Tuesday, Jan 26, the Assembly Consumer Protection Committee will vote on Assembly Bill 405, which would...
As we hope to gear up to raise the age of adult court jurisdiction to 18 in Wisconsin, this issue is attracting national attention as well. A recent item by CNN.com, titled States Rethink 'Adult Time for Adult Crime' highlights progress in Illinois and Connecticut as well as discussions going on in New York and North Carolina. Too often...
Yesterday, WCCF released its 2009-10 WisKids Count data book, "Jobs Count: Helping Wisconsin Families Thrive Through New Opportunities." In addition to the usual array of data on many key indicators of child well-being, this year's book features an essay on employment, access to training and postsecondary education, work supports, and...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) created or saved 44,000 jobs in Wisconsin, according to a new report. The Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) released an analysis last week detailing the national and state impact through the end of 2009 of ARRA funds.In the last quarter of 2009, the federal government outlayed $84.4...
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