Anxiety and depression are rising among Wisconsin’s youth, especially children of color.
2022 Kids Count Data Book: Wisconsin’s Children of Color More Likely to Face Mental Health Issues
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Tax and Budget
The state budget and the taxes that help finance it have a huge impact on children and families. The budget provides most of the funding for vital government services, such as education, health care, transportation, child welfare and other safety net programs.
For more detailed analysis, visit the Wisconsin Budget Project website.
Protecting Local Control: Lawmakers Harm Communities of Color
This report shines a light on the expansion of laws in Wisconsin that restrict—or ‘preempt’—the power of local elected officials and voters.
Eliminating Wisconsin’s Income Tax Would Give Huge Tax Cuts to the Wealthy and Powerful
Eliminating Wisconsin’s income tax would funnel enormous tax cuts into the pockets of the wealthy and powerful, potentially raise taxes on people with the lowest incomes, and make it nearly impossible for Wisconsin to make the kind of investments that make the state a good place to live, do business, and raise a family. It would also...
Weakening Assistance for Families Would Weaken the Workforce
The COVID pandemic and the recession it caused illustrated the tremendous importance of public benefit programs like BadgerCare, FoodShare, and Unemployment Insurance. Yet a number of Republican legislators are trying to hurriedly pass a package of bills that would weaken the sources of public assistance that have been so critical over...
Tax Shift Would Hike Taxes for People with Low Incomes and Give a Big Tax Cut to the Top 1%
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