A new analysis of federal data by USA Today shows that Americans' total federal, state and local tax bills in 2009 were the lowest they've been since 1950. According to the analysis, federal, state and local taxes — including income, property, sales and other taxes — consumed 9.2% of all personal income in 2009, well below the historic...
Back in 2002, Legal Action of Wisconsin and the ACLU filed a complaint alleging that W-2 agencies were not performing adequate screenings for disabilities, resulting in many applicants with serious obstacles being denied benefits. There have also been charges that applicants were discriminated against in decisions related to time...
Last week, members of the House of Representatives Children’s Caucus established a bipartisan task force on childhood obesity. The task force will be led by Representative Ron Kind (D-WI), Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH), and Dave Reichert (R-WA).Over the next six to 12 months, the Task Force will host a series of...
As the Legislature wrapped up the 2009-10 session last week, the Assembly gave final approval to the BadgerCare Plus Basic Plan (SB 484), which provides an unsubsidized, bare bones health insurance option for low-income childless adults who are on the current BC+ Core Plan waiting list. It will be signed by the Governor soon, and...
The National Juvenile Justice Network has just released its policy platform brief on DMC - the fourth in a series of policy platform statements endorsed by the network. Each brief is meant to be a guide for policy-makers, advocates, and others interested in advancing what works in juvenile justice. This one highlights the need for...
Amid all the issues going on in Washington, it was good news that the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on April 21 on issues identified in the JJDPA reauthorizaton bill. You can check out the Youth Today report on the hearing. So, while reauthorization poses some problems for compliance in Wisconsin (see the...
It used to be that we scurried to drop our income taxes in the mail before the April 15th deadline. Now most of us log on to our computers to file taxes instead of standing in line at the Post Office. The result, though, is the same: income taxes are on everybody’s mind on April 15th. Wisconsin will collect more than $6 billion in...
OJJDP has just published a good resource document, Causes and Correlates of Girls' Delinquency, which provides an overview of, and brings the reader up to date on, the research unique to girls' involvement in delinquent behavior. The research is categorized in eight groups, including Biological and Individaul Factors, Family Influences,...
Take note that National Crime Victim's Rights Week is coming up next week. While WCCF normally is focusing on offenders, we also know that the "gap" between many youth being offenders and victims isn't always great - many of them have been victims of/exposed to domestic violence, abuse, and other trauma that has impacted their lives. In...
GREAT NEWS! Generous sponsors of the Celebrate Children Day Giving Challenge have offered to extend the donation deadline to 11:59pm on Friday, April 16th, giving you 2 MORE DAYS to join in! And, in order to help participating organizations (including WCCF) earn the challenge funds, the match is now structured as follows: --When the...
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