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Obama, GOP Differ on More than Just Bush Tax Cuts

Anonymous on July 23, 2012 - 3:28pm

Wisconsin families with children could lose $139 million in tax credits next year – nearly $900 per affected family – unless expansions of two tax credits aimed at working families are preserved. President Obama and Congressional Democrats have proposed extending the expanded credits, and Congressional Republicans favor letting the expansions expire.

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Tell Congress: We need an increase in the minimum wage!

Anonymous on July 23, 2012 - 12:18pm

The federal minimum wage hasn't been raised in 3 years, and every year without a raise means inflation is eating away at workers' buying power. If the cost of milk, fuel, and food keeps going up then why is the minimum wage stuck at $7.25? Our economy can't recover if workers can afford even their basic living expenses!Tell your Repres...

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Can DHS Unilaterally Cut More People from BadgerCare?

Anonymous on July 22, 2012 - 7:30pm

Secretary Smith Questions Federal Limits on His Power to Change BadgerCare

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June Job Loss in Wisconsin is Largest in Three Years

Anonymous on July 19, 2012 - 3:19pm

Wisconsin lost more than 13,000 jobs between May and June 2012, according to preliminary employment figures released today, and the state’s unemployment rate increased.

Wisconsin lost 11,700 private sector jobs between May and June, according to the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and another 1,500 government jobs, for a total job loss of 13,200. This represents the largest month-to-month job loss since June 2009, three years ago.

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June Job Loss in Wisconsin is Largest in Three Years

Anonymous on July 19, 2012 - 3:19pm

Wisconsin lost more than 13,000 jobs between May and June 2012, according to preliminary employment figures released today, and the state’s unemployment rate increased.

Wisconsin lost 11,700 private sector jobs between May and June, according to the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and another 1,500 government jobs, for a total job loss of 13,200. This represents the largest month-to-month job loss since June 2009, three years ago.

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One Year Later: More Big Changes on Tap?

Anonymous on July 17, 2012 - 2:10pm

Over the past several days, we have explored some of the big changes that have taken place in Wisconsin’s budget priorities during the first half of the 2011-13 biennium. The unbalanced, cuts-only approach that marked the most recent state budget is having a major impact on some of the state’s most important systems and institutions, an impact being felt by Wisconsinites of all ages in every part of state.

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One Year Later: More Big Changes on Tap?

Anonymous on July 17, 2012 - 2:10pm

Over the past several days, we have explored some of the big changes that have taken place in Wisconsin’s budget priorities during the first half of the 2011-13 biennium. The unbalanced, cuts-only approach that marked the most recent state budget is having a major impact on some of the state’s most important systems and institutions, an impact being felt by Wisconsinites of all ages in every part of state.

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One Year Later, Big Changes to Wisconsin Technical Colleges

Anonymous on July 16, 2012 - 11:00am

Big Change #7: Reduced Funding in a Time of Sharply Rising Demand

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One Year Later, Big Changes to Wisconsin Technical Colleges

Anonymous on July 16, 2012 - 11:00am

Big Change #7: Reduced Funding in a Time of Sharply Rising Demand

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Wisconsin Judge Rules Voter ID Law Unconstitutional, Issues Temporary Injunction

Cristina Francisco-McGuire on March 8, 2012 - 5:08pm

If 2011 was “The Year of Voter ID,” then 2012 is shaping up to be “The Year of Voter ID Challenges.” In addition to the Department of Justice’s decision in December to deny preclearance to a voter ID law in South Carolina – a requirement under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, under which the state still qualifies – Wisconsin Circuit Judge David Flanagan issued a temporary injunction this week against his state’s new voter ID law. The order bars Governor Scott Walker and the Government Accountability Board from enforcing or implementing the law until a second trial in mid-April can be held to consider a permanent injunction.