The National Juvenile Justice Network is presenting a webinar titled “Finding Opportunities for Reform During Difficult Fiscal Times” on Thursday, September 23 at 12:30 p.m. CDT. The webinar is based on the recent publication The Real Costs and Benefits of Change: Finding Opportunities for Reform During Difficult Fiscal Times and covers both structural changes and strategies for advocacy in how funds can be redirected to support more effective community-based system interventions. You are encouraged to pre-register.
At the Start of the New Year, Minimum Wages Went up in 21 States. Wisconsin Wasn’t One of Them.
Low-paid workers across the country are getting raises because 21 states and 35 cities and counties increased their minimum wages around the beginning of the year. Those raises will lift workers out of poverty, help struggling families make ends meet, and make it...