New federal poverty level (FPL) figures were released in January and began to apply to BadgerCare on Feb. 1, 2014. This one-page document shows those figures for different family sizes and translates them into the key percentages of the FPL for purposes of BadgerCare and the Affordable Care Act. It includes the monthly and hourly amounts, as well as the annual figures, and it explains the relevance of different percentages of the FPL.
Wisconsin’s projected surplus and its Medicaid deficit are intertwined, and not because the former could be used to remedy the latter (though it certainly could). What they have in common is that they both result in part from rising personal income in our state. A new Wisconsin Budget Project blog post explains how increased income...
WCCF just posted on our website an updated summary of juvenile justice data trends, about The Continuing State of Juvenile Justice in Wisconsin. The prior report included data through 2010, and this takes us through 2012 data. While the downward trends have continued, it will be interesting to see what happens in 2013 as there are...
This report is an update of an earlier report published in October of 2011 and includes data from 2011 and 2012. Fortunately, many of the trends noted in the earlier report have continued, as juvenile arrests have continued to decline and we have seen a growth in support for successful community-based programs.
A recent fact sheet, State Baby Facts: Wisconsin, from ZERO TO THREE provides an interesting picture of Wisconsin’s infants and toddlers, with 70 facts provided with citations. Here are some examples: Basics Population: There are 212,019 infants and toddlers in Wisconsin. Well-being: Wisconsin ranks 15th among all states for child...
Research over the past 20+ years affirms that trying youth in adult court has a detrimental impact on community safety as well as on many 17-year-olds. Current Wisconsin law excludes all 17-year-olds from the juvenile court and the services available through that venue. Even if prosecutors and judges wanted to include a 17-year-old in an appropriate juvenile service or program, they are unable to do so. Researchers have studied how best to promote public safety and meet the needs of 17-year-olds in several different ways.
Last night Governor Walker gave his State of the State address. The Governor used his address to talk about his vision of where Wisconsin stands economically, outline his priorities for the last part of his term, and push the need for additional tax cuts. The State of the State doesn’t focus on children, but we think the Governor’s...
As part of the recently adopted federal budget, there are some notable changes in funding for juvenile justice that will impact Wisconsin. The adopted amounts are significantly lower than proposed by the White House and Senate - including the elimination of Juvenile Accountability Block Grant funds (albeit some funds were moved to...
Wisconsin ranks in the top 7 in staff-child ratios and group size for toddlers Wisconsin is one of seven states that meets the staff-child ratio of one adult for every four 18-month-olds and a maximum class size of eight in group child care settings, according to the report, “Investing in Young Children,” by the Center for Law and...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a day of celebration of the life of the man, his leadership and the founding of a movement that is fundamentally and irrevocably changing the character of this country. And despite the profound inequities that still persist between African Americans and Whites in our nation, state, and county, today should not only be a time where we reflect on the great distance we still have to travel on the road to racial and economic justice.
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