The Future of Welfare and Work in Wisconsin
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MacIver Newsmakers Podcast: Evers Needs To Promote Work, Not Welfare
LISTEN – Rep. Mark Born talks about the challenges the Wisconsin legislature faces trying to get people back to work and students back to school with the Evers Administration constantly pushing back Read More MacIver Newsmakers Podcast: Evers Needs To Promote Work, Not Welfare
It’s Working Wisconsin – Moving From Welfare To Independence
In 2015, Governor Scott Walker started a pilot program to help transition people from government dependence to independence. Since then, over 25,000 people have found jobs thanks to Wisconsin’s FoodShare Employment Training (FSET) program. The left argues it’s cruel and counter-productive to make people on benefits participate in job training. These successful graduates might beg to differ. Read More It’s Working Wisconsin – Moving From Welfare To Independence
Tommy Thompson Reformed Welfare Through The Power Of Work
By M.D. Kittle – The idea that nothing is simply handed to you definitely is how Tommy Thompson approached ground-breaking welfare reform. More than 20 years ago Thompson signed into law a sweeping package of initiatives that set the pace for the national welfare reform that followed. Read More Tommy Thompson Reformed Welfare Through The Power Of Work
Wisconsin Works for Everyone: Welfare Reform in Walker’s Budget Proposal
By Ola Lisowski – One major component of Gov. Scott Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial budget proposal is the emphasis on different kinds of welfare reform. The Walker team began unveiling their “Wisconsin Works for Everyone” plan, also known as W-2, as early as January of this year. As continued preparation for the coming Joint Committee on Finance agency briefings and public hearings, let’s revisit the plan. Read More Wisconsin Works for Everyone: Welfare Reform in Walker’s Budget Proposal
UPDATED: Walker’s Welfare Reforms Lead To Higher Wages and More Hours Worked
MacIver News Service – Fifteen months after Gov. Scott Walker implemented new work and training requirements for the FoodShare program, wages and hours worked have both increased for participants in the FoodShare Employment Training (FSET) program. More than 14,410 people have found jobs since April 2015, according to new data from Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services. Read More UPDATED: Walker’s Welfare Reforms Lead To Higher Wages and More Hours Worked
Federal Debt Limit Bill Takes Aim At Work Requirements
The Federal debt limit bill temporarily expands work requirements for some welfare recipients, but eliminates them entirely for others. Read More Federal Debt Limit Bill Takes Aim At Work Requirements
Evers’ Budget Proposal Rolls Back Key Welfare Reforms
March 26, 2021 By Ola Lisowski Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-23 state budget proposal will scale back some of former-Gov. Scott Walker’s most impactful welfare reforms. After decades of bipartisan consensus that receiving government benefits should come with some modest requirements of beneficiaries to perform a basic job search or attain further training, Evers’ budget …
Before the Vote: What to Know About Health Care and Welfare in the 2019-21 Budget
By Ola Lisowski & Chris Rochester – Wisconsin’s powerful budget-writing committee will be taking up agency budgets for the Department of Health Services (DHS) and Department of Children and Families (DCF) Tuesday. Read More Before the Vote: What to Know About Health Care and Welfare in the 2019-21 Budget
Analysis: Evers Budget Unravels Key Welfare Reforms
Analysis By Ola Lisowski and Chris Rochester – Gov. Tony Evers’ 2019-21 biennial budget proposal rolls back much of the welfare reform progress made in recent years and attempts to reinstate the notion of a “free lunch,” bankrolled by the hard working taxpayers of Wisconsin. Read More Analysis: Evers Budget Unravels Key Welfare Reforms