MacIver News Service – The Wisconsin Legislature is taking up public benefits reform yet again. Off the backs of their fall 2015 session, during which the Legislature passed several reformative measures focusing on FoodShare and Unemployment Insurance fraud, the start of 2016’s session looks to be continuing on the same path. Read More Senate Committees to Take Up More Public Benefits Reform
MacIver News Service – The Assembly debated four bills aimed at tackling fraud in the FoodShare and Unemployment Insurance programs. Read More Assembly Debates The Need To Reform Public Benefits Programs
MacIver News Service – The Assembly is taking up four bills that tackle fraud and abuse in entitlements programs. Three bills address the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. A fourth bill will work to reform Wisconsin’s Unemployment Insurance program. Read More Assembly to Tackle Fraud in FoodShare and Unemployment Insurance Programs This Week
MacIver News Service – Reducing government fraud and abuse was the theme of the day in one Capitol Building hearing room on Tuesday, as the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform met to discuss a pair of bills that seek to reduce the amount of taxpayer money defrauded from the Unemployment Insurance and FoodShare programs. Read More Assembly Committee On Public Benefit Reform Clashes Over Need To Stop Fraud
Debate lasted for almost two hours, with 17 amendments introduced. Items like all poultry and all potatoes were included on the official list of approved foods. A special effort was made to include Wisconsin produced food items as well like cranberries and all dairy products (which includes ice cream). Those amendments were also approved. Read More FoodShare Bill Passes Out of Committee