This week in the capitol begins the second week of a three-week legislative session. Here are some bills to watch for—Senate Bill 484, often referred to as BadgerCare Plus Basic, is scheduled in the State Senate on Tuesday, February 23. BadgerCare Plus Basic is health insurance for the 21,000 people on the Badger Care Plus Core plan...
A new report by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence focusing on state efforts to curb gun trafficking gives Wisconsin 10 out of 100 possible points for the state’s efforts. According to the report, the state’s weak gun regulations help feed the illegal gun market. Wisconsin has the eleventh highest percentage of crime guns...
Legislature is back in session – The state legislature will be back in session for three weeks. The session runs from February 16 – March 4. We need action from you right away to pass strong regulation of Payday Lenders!On Tuesday, February 16, the state Assembly will be debating Assembly Bill 447. This bill is considered a compromise...
WCCF’s latest WisKids Count Issue Brief, "Building on our Strength: Achieving Equity in Health Outcomes for Children and Families in Wisconsin," takes on the issue of health disparities in Wisconsin based on race and ethnicity. Largely rooted in social and community factors, Wisconsin’s gap is one of the most egregious in the country....
Based on information provided by the Coalition for Juvenile Justice “Yesterday, President Obama released his Budget Proposal for FY 2011, including proposed funding levels for programs administered by the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) at the U.S. Department of...
WCCF is pleased that Representative Fred Kessler has taken the lead in drafting a bill to raise the age of adult court jurisdiction in Wisconsin back to age 18 - beginning with misdemeanor and less serious offenses as early as July 2010 and for all youth as of July 1, 2011. A press conference in Milwaukee today, Representative Kessler...
For the last several months I was fearfully thinking ahead to a day sometime in January when the Legislative Fiscal Bureau would issue its annual report on state revenue projections and the state’s economic and fiscal outlook. My trepidation about the report was fueled by the monthly tax collection figures from the Department of Revenue...
According to a new report released by Good Jobs First, a non-profit research center, Wisconsin's Recovery Act website ranked 4th best in the country in terms of the quality and quantity of information on how recovery funds were spent. Here is their press release about the report.More than $200 billion from the American Recovery and...
Governor Doyle gave a boost to a child care Quality Rating and Improvement System when he announced a $10 million proposal in Milwaukee January 22. The Governor is sending his proposal to the Joint Finance Committee for action in this session. He has proposed different versions of quality rating system three times before, but in the...
The legislature will be in session on Tuesday and Thursday and there are many committee hearings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Here are some highlights to watch for:Ban on bisphenol A legislation is moving in both houses – On Tuesday, Jan 26, the Assembly Consumer Protection Committee will vote on Assembly Bill 405, which would...
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