The Joint Finance Committee’s second executive session on the budget bill, which will be on Tuesday May 3, will cover 30 different topics. You can find links to all 30 by clicking here. Among the many topics on the agenda are a couple of DHS issues (including the Well Woman Program), library aids and several other DPI issues, one PSC...
In an April 26 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article, “State ranks 6th in prekindergarten access," Senator Glenn Grothman (R-West Bend) was quoted as saying, "As Wisconsin has added more 4-year-old kindergartens, our fourth-grade reading scores have plummeted." The graph below clearly shows that his assertion is completely false. 4th grade...
The Department of Health Services (DHS) announced yesterday that it will hold another town hall meeting to gather input on Medicaid budget cutting from consumers, community partners and providers. The meeting will be on Thursday, April 28th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Liberty Hall Conference Center in Kimberly (800 Eisenhower Drive)....
The Joint Finance Committee will hold an executive session on Tuesday, Apr. 26, to begin voting on various parts of the biennial buget bill. You can find a full list of the topics to be considered and the links to those papers on this part of the LFB website. Read on for a partial list, which focuses on the topics that are more...
A tax day report by the Immigration Policy Center details the amount of taxes paid by the state’s unauthorized immigrant households last year. According to the IPC, “Tax Day is an appropriate time to underscore the often-overlooked fact that unauthorized immigrants pay taxes.”In 2010, Wisconsin households headed by unauthorized...
We have been pointing out all the signs of good news – of success – in the juvenile justice world in recent years. With fewer and fewer kids being placed in secure institutions, arrest rates declining, detention populations declining, and formal delinquency petitions declining, something seems to be working. But that apparent good news...
In a recent publication, Multiple Responses/Promising Results: Evidence-Based Non-Punitive Alternatives to Zero Tolerance, Child Trends examines the pitfall of zero-tolerance policies and practices in the school setting and highlights alternatives that promote positive outcomes for children and youth. This brief reveals that...
On October 12-14, 2011, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will host a national conference on outstanding issues in the juvenile justice community. Keynote and breakout sessions, as well as plenaries, will address and promote evidence-based practices that incorporate emerging concerns in prevention,...
Log on to view and listen to our live webcast about the impact of the proposed state budget on children and families, Tuesday, April 12 at 10a.m. In his presentation, Jon Peacock will examine the portions of Gov. Walker’s proposed 2011-13 budget that affect children and families, with particular attention to the potential impact of cuts...
Governor Walker’s biennial budget bill proposes 10 percent cuts in most of the Department of Health Services’ appropriations of state General Purpose Revenue (GPR) and Program Revenue (PR). These cuts – totaling about $7.7 million per year – include 48 different appropriations, listed on pp. 249-250 of the Legislative Fiscal Bureau...
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