Press Releases
Nineteenth Century Abortion Ban Could Go into Effect if Legislature Fails to Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2022CONTACT: William Parke-Sutherland, Health Policy Analyst [email protected], 608.285.2314 Download as pdf The following is a response by Michele Mackey, Kids Forward’s Chief Executive...
Thirty-four Groups Urge Governor to Veto Restrictions on Public Assistance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 23, 2022CONTACT: William Parke-Sutherland, Health Policy Analyst [email protected], 608-720-9405 Download as...
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, [email protected] Erica Nelson, Kids [email protected] Ann McCullough, Youth Justice [email protected] Download as pdf A new report shows that fines and fees...
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 [email protected] | 608-285-2314 Ann McCullough, Youth Justice [email protected] | 608-285-2314 Download as PDF “COVID-19 and Youth Justice in Wisconsin: What Are We...
Budget Misses Opportunities to Invest in Shared Prosperity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 8, 2021CONTACT: William Parke-Sutherland, 608-284-0580 x 317Erica Nelson, 608-284-0580 x 321 Download as PDF We are deeply disappointed that the budget includes such a hastily designed and regressive tax cut that will do little to help...
Governor and Legislature Should Develop a Bipartisan Alternative to the Budget Bill’s $2.3 Billion Income Tax Cut
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 6, 2021CONTACT: Jon Peacock, 608-556-6271William Parke-Sutherland, 608-720-9405 Download as PDF In a letter to Governor Evers today, Kids Forward urged him to veto part of the budget bill and work with state legislators to develop a...
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Kids Forward in the News
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)
An Opportunity for Reform in WI – A Conversation with IRG & Kids Forward (Wisconsin Eye)
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