Economic stability is one of the more important determinants of a child’s well-being. We believe making sure families have the supports they need to work for livable wages and climb out of poverty is one of the biggest keys to improving the lives of children.
For anyone who worries about how partisan politics has become, there was some encouraging news Thursday when the state’s Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council voted unanimously for a couple of significant motions relating to Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance (UI) system. The Council, which is made up of half labor and half management...
As the Joint Finance Committee begins its last week of deliberations on Tuesday, it will take up a broad range of issues that are important for low-income families. Some of the topics that will be considered include the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy program, the state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a number of papers relating to...
This two-page brief analyzes the effects of not adjusting the credit for inflation between 1990 until 2010.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have developed a measure that allows them to more completely capture the effect of the Recovery Act on Wisconsin poverty levels. By official measures, poverty in Wisconsin rose from 10.2 in 2008 to 12.4 percent in 2009, according to the report. But the official measure of poverty takes only...
A tax day report by the Immigration Policy Center details the amount of taxes paid by the state’s unauthorized immigrant households last year. According to the IPC, “Tax Day is an appropriate time to underscore the often-overlooked fact that unauthorized immigrants pay taxes.”In 2010, Wisconsin households headed by unauthorized...
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