Tomorrow is Tax Day, and to mark the occasion WCCF's Wisconsin Budget Project has launched a new website located at www.wisconsinbudgetproject.org featuring, among other things, an excellent Budget Basics Guide and a new quiz to test you knowledge of state tax and spending matters. The Budget Basics Guide covers everything from where...
THIS IS TODAY!!!The Celebrate Children Foundation is sponsoring a one-day opportunity to support seven Wisconsin organizations--including the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families--involved in promoting the importance of the first five years in children's development. The first five years of life build the foundation for giving...
WCCF's Wisconsin Budget Project has published a new brief on the issue of sales tax collection on online purchases. Sales tax is due on purchases made by Wisconsin residents, whether the purchase is made in a bricks and mortar store or an online business. However, some large online retailers, such as Amazon.com, do not collect the sales...
THIS IS TODAY!!!The Celebrate Children Foundation is sponsoring a one-day opportunity to support seven Wisconsin organizations--including the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families--involved in promoting the importance of the first five years in children's development. The first five years of life build the foundation for giving...
The Department of Health Services (DHS) continues to make improvements in the BadgerCare Plus program, taking advantage of opportunities provided by the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA). The latest change, which was announced by DHS last week, will help expedite the annual renewal process for BadgerCare...
Today’s employment numbers are generally positive, but not all the news is rosy. On the plus side, there was an increase of 162,000 jobs nationally, and almost three-fourths of the increased employment was in the private sector. On the other hand, the unemployment rate was unchanged – holding at 9.7 percent. The latter phenomena seems...
At a hearing of the Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts, WCCF provided testimony in support of AB732 to return 17 year-olds to the juvenile system. The testimony cites six (and there are more) key reasons why this should be done. Others speaking at the hearing included representatives from counties who oppose this...
The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) has issued a statement of support for AB732, a bill authored by Rep. Fred Kessler, that would return 17 year-olds to the juvenile system - starting with youth alleged to have committed a misdemeanor. The NCCD statement reflects what we know about the failed policies of treating 17...
The health care reform reconciliation (or “fix it”) bill that was signed by the President on Tuesday improves the bill financially for Wisconsin. Although the final product is much closer to the Senate’s version than the House bill, two changes that were championed by the House will give Wisconsin a larger and fairer share of federal...
The health care reform legislation passed this week includes $1.5 billion for voluntary, evidence-based home visiting programs for new and expectant mothers. The bill was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010.The $1.5 billion is available over five years for evidence-based home visiting programs for at-risk families. This...
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