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Report Shows Support for Eliminating Fines and Fees and Improving Community Supervision within Youth Justice System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: March 7, 2022 CONTACT:Genevieve Caffrey, UW-Madisongcaffrey@wisc.edu Erica Nelson, Kids ForwardENelson@kidsforward.org Ann McCullough, Youth Justice Wisconsinyouthjusticewi@gmail.com Download as pdf A new report shows that fines and fees...
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...
Report Shows Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Make it Possible to Safely Reduce Youth Incarceration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 9, 2022 CONTACT:Erica Nelson, Kids Forwardenelson@kidsforward.org | 608-285-2314 Ann McCullough, Youth Justice Wisconsinyouthjusticewi@gmail.com | 608-285-2314 Download as PDF “COVID-19 and Youth Justice in Wisconsin: What Are We...
Tax Shift Would Hike Taxes for People with Low Incomes and Give a Big Tax Cut to the Top 1%
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...
TANF at 25: Failing to Meet the Needs of WI Families
On August 22 of this year, the law creating the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF) turns 25 years old, and that’s not a cause for celebration. At the national level and here in Wisconsin, TANF is serving only a small fraction of the families who are...
Beyond Borders
A Series on the Diversity of Immigrants and Refugees in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has been shaped by successive waves of newcomers seeking refuge, opportunity, and a place to call home. Our immigration and refugee series explores the significance and diversity of the immigrant narrative in shaping the past, present, and future of Wisconsin.
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Race to Equity 10-Year Report: Dane County
The Race to Equity 10-Year Report unpacks how race, class, and, in some cases, gender impact Black Dane County residents.
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