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Comprehensive health care bill taken up by Wisconsin Senate

admin on March 10, 2008 - 8:14am
Madison, WI - Healthy Wisconsin, a legislative package that would guarantee affordable health care to all Wisconsinites, is gaining steam as a national model for state health care reform.  As the revised Healthy Wisconsin bill (SB 562) had its public hearing today before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, the Washington State Legislature neared final passage of legislation authorizing a detailed study of a proposal modeled after Healthy Wisconsin. 

Using Child-Support Payments to Actually Support Children

Adam Thompson on December 6, 2007 - 9:27am
Wisconsin is righting a wrong that many state governments are complicit in perpetrating, but is largely due to federal policy. As the New York Times recently reported, child-support payments for children on welfare are being used in almost every state to recoup state and federal welfare expenses. When Congress created the child-support system 30 years ago, recouping welfare costs by siphoning off collected child-support payments was an explicit goal. Yet close to half the states pass along none of the collected child-support while most others pay only $50 per child, even when a non-custodial parent pays several hundred more. Research and experience shows that the policy of withholding payments to recoup state costs discourages non-custodial parents from paying child-support and makes families more dependent on aid.

Individual Health Care Mandates and the Problem of Affordability

Adam Thompson on November 19, 2007 - 12:01pm
Is an individual mandate to purchase health care insurance the solution to America's growing health insurance crisis? 

States Promoting Contraception to Reduce Unwanted Pregnancies and Abortion Rates

PSN on October 15, 2007 - 9:46am
Laws restricting abortions do not reduce their occurrence, contraception does.

Healthy Wisconsin would generate $1 billion in new business activity, reports Families USA

Adam Thompson on July 12, 2007 - 9:12am

 

In a report released today, Healthy Wisconsin: Good Medicine for Wisconsin's Economy, Families USA reports that Wisconsin would generate more than $1 billion in new business activity and create nearly 13,000 new jobs as a result of Healthy Wisconsin and a companion measure to increase state Medicaid for families and adults, called BadgerCare Plus.

Iowa Enacts Election Day Registration - EDR Moving Nationwide

Nathan Newman on April 5, 2007 - 7:08am

On April 3rd, Iowa Governor Chet Culver signed into law HF 653, which provides Iowans with the opportunity to register and vote on Election Day. Governor Culver stated,

Here in Iowa , we want to make it as easy as possible for Iowans to be involved in the democratic process. This bill achieves this goal. I strongly believe getting more people to vote is good for democracy and good for the future of this state.

The Predatory Lending Bubble and How the Feds Made it Worse

J. Mijin Cha on March 19, 2007 - 8:16am
The trouble in the subprime lending market is sending ripples through Wall Street.  One of the biggest subprime lenders, New Century, has been de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange.

Ex-Prisoner Reentry and Reintegration

Nathan Newman on March 5, 2007 - 9:46am
Nearly 650,000 people are released from state and federal prison every year, with larger numbers reentering communities from local jails. Over 50 percent of those released from incarceration are sent back to prison for a parole violation or new crime within 3 years.

Children on the Front-Lines of Health Care Battle

Adam Thompson on February 22, 2007 - 11:29am
While President Bush and Congress duke it out over funding and reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program, states are moving forward with universal kids coverage. 

States Limit Mercury Emissions While the Feds Fail to Act

J. Mijin Cha on February 22, 2007 - 11:29am
Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania sued the Bush Administration this week claiming they failed to adequately regulate emissions of mercury and other pollutants at older cement plant kilns.  Last December, the EPA announced new limits on mercury and hydrocarbon emissions from cement kilns built after December 2, 2005, but left weak rules in place for kilns from before that date.  The states argue that the Clean Air Act requires the EPA to limit mercury from all kilns, not just new ones.