On March 11, President Biden signed House Resolution 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which provides nearly two trillion dollars in federal aid for relief and recovery from […]
Wisconsin Property Tax Policy Perpetuates Historic Racism
Since 1999, the Wisconsin Budget Project, an initiative of Kids Forward, has advocated public spending on projects that benefit low to moderate income families. Recently, the project turned its lens […]
Evers Makes a Bad Budget a Little Better
Democratic Governor Tony Evers says he considered the unprecedented act of vetoing the entire budget proposed by Wisconsin GOP lawmakers. But eventually, he decided to take advantage of the […]
Amid election, nonprofit calls for more talk of race
As Wisconsin’s elections approach, one non-profit is calling for voters to start talking about race. On the eve of last week’s primary, the group Kids Forward declared the start of […]
Wisconsin Budget Impasse: The Future Impact on Schools and Roads
As we enter into the third week of August, only two states in the United States have yet to pass a state budget: Connecticut and Wisconsin. Wisconsin’s budget, now over […]
