This morning, state legislators and advocates announced a new “Campaign Integrity package.” The package includes seven bills which aim to reduce the influence of campaign donors and make campaign finance more transparent. State Senator Chris Larson, a Democrat from Milwaukee, says that money has played an increasing role in Wisconsin’s legislative elections in the past […]
Expanded Child Tax Credit and $15 dollar minimum wage: how policy impa...
First, we talk about the nuts and bolts of the newly expanded child tax credit with Chris Wimer from the Center on Poverty and Social Police at Columbia University. The changes in the tax credit come as a result of the American Rescue Plan and raise the tax credit for 2021 by $1,000 or $1,600 […]
