Printable version The following is a statement by Ken Taylor, Kids Forward’s Executive Director, regarding passage of the budget bill in both houses of the legislature: Wisconsin residents deserve a budget that invests in our children, our families, and our communities, and that makes sure that the door to opportunity is open to all....
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Progress for Wisconsin’s Children at a Standstill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2019 CONTACT: Erica Nelson, Kids Count and Race to Equity Project Director enelson@kidsforward.net, (608) 284-0580 x-321 Ken Taylor, Kids Forward Executive Director ktaylor@kidsforward.net, (608) 284-0580 x-302 MADISON, Wisconsin — Wisconsin’s rank of 13th in the annual KIDS COUNT® Data Book signals...
The Medicaid Budget Amendment: Paying a Lot More for a Lot Less
June 5, 2019 Contact: jpeacock@kidsforward.net or 608-284-0580 x 307 JFC Budget Slashes Initiatives Important to Rural Areas and Communities of Color The following is a statement by Ken Taylor, Kids Forward’s Executive Director, regarding the Medicaid portion of the budget approved by the Joint Finance Committee: The Medicaid budget...
Kids Forward Urges Lawmakers to Improve the Budget for Public Schools
Printable version Contact: Tamarine Cornelius, tcornelius@kidsforward.net, 608-284-0580 x 305 The following is a response by Ken Taylor, Kids Forward’s Executive Director, to the changes made by the Joint Finance Committee to the proposed budget for K-12 education: Wisconsin students all across the state deserve access to an excellent...
Kids Forward Opposes Sweeping Deletion of Fiscal Items from Budget
Printable version Contact: Ken Taylor at ktaylor@kidsforward.net, 608-284-0580 x 302 The following is a statement by Ken Taylor, executive director of Kids Forward, regarding the proposed motion to strip 60 fiscal policy measures from the budget bill during the Joint Finance Committee’s first executive session on the 2019-21 budget. The...
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