The Wisconsin Budget Project has updated our comparative budget summary, (LINK) which shows how selected provisions in the budget have been modified in the budget process. Yesterday’s update includes the recent decisions made by the Joint Finance Committee. We’ll be updating the budget summary on a regular basis, so watch this blog (or sign up to follow us on Twitter, @wiskids).
At the Start of the New Year, Minimum Wages Went up in 21 States. Wisconsin Wasn’t One of Them.
Low-paid workers across the country are getting raises because 21 states and 35 cities and counties increased their minimum wages around the beginning of the year. Those raises will lift workers out of poverty, help struggling families make ends meet, and make it...
