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This May Day, Wisconsin Can Lift up Its Immigrant Families by Restoring Driver Licenses for All
On May Day: A Day without Latinx and Immigrants, Wisconsin lawmakers can lift up every family by restoring driver licenses for all. This would help keep families together, increase economic opportunities for working families, ensure safer roads, and boost state revenue.
This Tax Day, Wisconsin Families Pay More in Taxes for Every Dollar they Earn than the Wealthiest 1%
This Tax Day, as many Wisconsin families struggle to make ends meet, the wealthiest Wisconsinites are allowed to pay a smaller share of their income to taxes than low and middle income families.
Response to Governor Evers’ Budget Proposal
Last night in his budget address, Governor Evers leveraged our state’s historically strong fiscal position to reimagine a Wisconsin that does more to provide every child and family with a solid foundation to live a happy and healthy life.
From birth, Dr. King’s dream remains illusory for too many Black people in our state.
For decades, Wisconsin has received national attention as both a harbinger of public opinion and a key battleground state. Regrettably, Wisconsin also stands out nationally for a more insidious reason.
Amidst COVID-19, Government Support Helped Many Wisconsin Children and Families Stay Afloat
Relief measures have given us a strong blueprint for addressing poverty for millions.
Amidst COVID-19, Government Support Helped Many Wisconsin Children and Families Stay Afloat
COVID-19 relief measures have given us a strong blueprint for addressing poverty for millions.
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Kids Forward in the News
Report raises concerns about child care access in Wisconsin as federal support ends (WI State Journal)
Despite High Ranking, Child Well-Being Concerns Persist in WI (Public News Service)
Veto Calls Grow Over Public-Aid Restrictions Proposed in WI (Public News Service)
Wisconsin organizations work to make sure patients don’t fall through the cracks as continuous enrollment for Medicaid ends (Spectrum News 1)
WI Budget Debate: Some Call for Giving Tax Burden the Boot (Public News Service)
Lawmakers debate bills that would create new barriers to benefits (APG WI)
‘Driver’s licenses for all’: Why some advocates call for expanding access in Wisconsin (WPR)
A look at Evers’ proposals for expanding mental health access across the state (Wisconsin Examiner)
Kids Forward Reacts to WI Governor’s Budget (WORT)
With continuous coverage ‘unwinding’, a big transition looms for Medicaid patients (Wisconsin Examiner)
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