As most of you know, Tuesday 11/2 is election day. Please do not pass up this opportunity to make your voice heard at the polls. It is absolutely crucial that those of us who care about the well-being of kids and families cast our votes for candidates who share those priorities. For more information about the contests in Wisconsin and the issues that are at stake, visit our election resources website at https://kidsforward.org/election_resources.php.
Four tax proposals are making their way through the state legislature now, which would line the wallets of Wisconsin’s wealthy & overwhelmingly white. We anticipate them getting to the Governor’s desk by the end of the month.
From Racine to Rhinelander, everyone in Wisconsin deserves the freedom to make a good living and care for our families. However, the tax plan proposed by Republican legislative leadership would further rig the rules in favor of the wealthiest and make Wisconsin’s glaring racial disparities even worse. The four proposals leave everyday families even further behind because none of these tax proposals effectively target families who are struggling to make ends meet.
The below fact sheet was developed by Kids Forward and the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. It is supported by Raising Wisconsin. Providing postpartum Medicaid coverage for 12 months will help ensure both parents and babies in Wisconsin thrive...
Your address helps us identify your legislators and the most relevant messages to send you.