On Monday April 9, Governor Walker signed Act 270 which permits the disclosure and sharing of more juvenile court information contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Program (CCAP) with many more parties in the juvenile system, including municipal courts, guardian ad litems, prosecutors, and attorneys representing children/youth....
Last year, we reported on House Budget Committee Chairman (and Wisconsinite) Paul Ryan’s Path to Prosperity Medicaid block grant, and the damage it would have done to state budgets and numbers of uninsured people. Fortunately, the Senate kept it from being enacted. Last week the Housed passed a similar bill, on a nearly party line vote,...
Klein Contends Congress Can’t Cut without Consequences Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is the federal block grant that was created about 15 years ago to replace the old welfare system (Aid to Families with Dependent Children). It has been getting a bit more attention in recent weeks because Paul Ryan and other Republicans...
The national job numbers released today help illustrate a worrisome trend that Wisconsin has been experiencing. Although job growth is only barely keeping up with population growth, the unemployment rate is dropping because many workers are deciding to drop out of the workforce. Once they are no longer actively looking for...
Considering that conservative Wisconsin voters seemed to have more reason to go to the polls yesterday than liberals, I figured that school referenda were more likely to be defeated. Thus, I was surprised to learn that nearly three-quarters of school referenda on the ballot won approval yesterday, when voters okayed more than $140...
The regular 2011-12 legislative session ended in March, and it looks very unlikely now that legislators will come back anytime in the next few months for a special session. That makes it a good time to take stock of what happened to various bills introduced this session. Today we posted on our website an overview of most of the...
This four-page document provides a summary of the major bills related to health and health care that were considered by the Wisconsin legislature during the 2011-12 session, which came to a close in March 2012. It includes links to bill text and history, and notes which bills were signed into law by the Governor
Today, the UW Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released this year’s County Health Rankings, highlighting the importance of where we live, and how that contributes to our overall health and well-being. The healthiest Wisconsin counties are St. Croix, Ozaukee, Taylor, Iowa, and Vernon; and the least...
Bills Not Passed — Bills that WCCF took a position on that were introduced, but did not become law.
2011-2102 Bills Passed – Bills that WCCF took a position on that became law or that have been sent to Governor for his signature (If an ACT # is listed, then the Governor has signed the bill).
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