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Amendment Would Give States Half of the Savings if They Cut Off Families The farm bill is in limbo today after a draconian amendment added by Republicans caused the bill to lose the support of a number of Democrats. After the approval of that amendment – which would give states a strong fiscal incentive to remove many currently eligible...
Legislature’s Response This Week to New Data on W-2 Growth May Answer that QuestionI’ve said on a few occasions that the fiscal plan being considered in the legislature this week is a “Robin Hood in Reverse” budget. Just how true that is will be decided this week, as legislators debate the budget bill and consider new figures that...
Department of Children and Families budget Siphoning off federal funds for low-income families – The budget transfers almost $19 million per year more to the Dept. of Revenue from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant, to supplant state funding for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This siphons off funding...
A 14-page motion that was unveiled and voted on in the Joint Finance Committee today would make sweeping changes to the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) laws. Rep. Cory Mason called the motion, which was approved on a party-line vote of 12-4, an abuse of the budget process and an “end run” around the UI Advisory Council. The measures...
JFC Motion Improves a Few Areas, but Leaves Most of the Wisconsin Shares Cuts Intact Tuesday evening the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) approved an omnibus motion that makes a few improvements in the Department of Children and Families (DCF) budget. However, a new Wisconsin Budget Project Blog post says the committee’s version of the DCF...
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