Using TANF funds for the Milwaukee Public school district and other programs not tied directly to the needs of the poor is not appropriate at time when fewer children are enrolled in Medicaid and the potential exists to expand the Badgercare program. This program funds the bulk of human services provided by counties. The program has not had an inflationary increase for four years. The WCC and others are urging legislators to fund a modest increase over the program's base level. Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.
Research suggests that child abuse is a reliable predictor of adult criminal behavior.
The Finance Committee will amend the Governor's budget over the next several weeks. Now is the time to visit or write your legislator in support of these and other budget provisions of interest. As the farm crisis intensifies in Wisconsin and the nation, the WCC has comitted itself to increased advocacy on behalf of struggling farmers. Currently, there is special concern about the proliferation of large factory farms, which threaten the health and well-being of Wisconsin's family farmers, rural communities, and ultimately, the urban communities dependent on the basic essentials of life that farmers produce. Farming is one of the cornerstones of Wisconsin's economy.