This two-page brief analyzes the effects of not adjusting the credit for inflation between 1990 until 2010. For many years, the Homestead Credit was the only significant part of the state tax code that wasn’t annually indexed for inflation. That was remedied by the last biennial budget bill, but Governor Walker’s proposed budget would repeal indexing
Early Care & Education: Supporting Wisconsin Families During Children’s Early Years
Regardless of race, place, or income, every child in Wisconsin deserves a strong start in life. This early foundation plays a critical role in life-long health and wellness. But systemic racism and poverty destabilizes families and communities and creates unhealthy conditions and barriers that harm children in their early development. This process of destabilization not only prevents children from having a strong start but can persist over the course of their lives.