Download as PDF Medicaid in Wisconsin provides health care coverage for more than 1.2 million children and adults, including those with low incomes and many living in rural areas. Coverage includes support for mental health and substance use disorders (SUDs), providing access to treatments, community support, and targeted case...
Publications
Testimony: Opposing Restrictions on FoodShare
Main Takeaways Kids Forward submitted the below testimony in opposition of AB180/SB154, which seek to restrict the use of SNAP benefits. These proposed restrictions that target recipients of SNAP are harmful and misguided, and do not address systemic barriers. Instead, they away freedom of food choice from families. Research shows that...
How would federal cuts impact the Wisconsin state budget?
From Boscobel to Burlington, Wisconsin families deserve a basic foundation that includes enough food to eat and health care. But Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration are trying to take away food assistance, health care, and other vital public services, all to pay for more tax giveaways to the nation’s wealthiest 1%....
New Guidance on Youth Justice Fines & Fees
Learning that your child has gotten in trouble with the law is one of the most difficult and stressful times in a parent or guardian’s life. But in Wisconsin, courts can make matters worse by charging families thousands of dollars, sometimes even garnishing tax returns or wages if families can’t pay. This past fall, the Wisconsin...
Evers’ Budget Lifts up Working Families, Ensures Wealthiest Wisconsinites Pay what They Owe
Main Takeaways Taxes are how we can ensure a solid foundation for every Wisconsinite. Unfortunately, the wealthy few have pressured our decision makers to rig the system and funnel investments & resources out of our communities and into their pockets. This drives economic inequality and increases concentration of income and wealth...
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