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The Future of Welfare and Work in Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson
ICYMI: Evers Redistributes $60 Mil That Should Have Gone To Nursing Homes; Tax Collections $319 Mil Higher Than Estimated
An LFB document shows Gov. Evers redirected $60 million in COVID relief funds away from long-term care facilities and sent it instead to state agencies and public schools. Plus, tax collections are $319 million higher than estimated, Sen. Nass threatens legal action to get the UW-system to comply with rule making laws, and Wisconsin’s largest teachers’ union advocates for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and universal masking in all K-12 schools. Read More ICYMI: Evers Redistributes $60 Mil That Should Have Gone To Nursing Homes; Tax Collections $319 Mil Higher Than Estimated
UW System Audit: Program Reserves Top $1.3 Billion
A budget audit by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau found $1.33 billion in “slush fund” balances for the University of Wisconsin System. Read More UW System Audit: Program Reserves Top $1.3 Billion
The ABCs of Governor Walker’s Education Spending
Special Guest Perspective by Dan O’Donnell – By giving districts that financial flexibility and also pumping more state money into their coffers, while simultaneously holding the line on state taxes through what Walker calls the “prosperity dividend” of his restoration of fiscal sanity in Wisconsin, the state’s education budget is healthier than ever…and it no longer needs to rely on federal handouts. Read More The ABCs of Governor Walker’s Education Spending
Wisconsin the First State to Ask Federal Permission to Drug Test Medicaid Recipients
By Chris Rochester – A longtime leader in welfare reform, Wisconsin has become the first state in the nation to request a federal waiver to drug test able-bodied, childless adults who seek Medicaid benefits. Read More Wisconsin the First State to Ask Federal Permission to Drug Test Medicaid Recipients