Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant Unless you are of a certain age or healthcare status, you might know the difference between Medicaid and Medicare. Simply put, both are government-sponsored health insurance programs that serve different populations, and have distinct eligibility requirements and varying coverage options. Right now, I am squarely focused on Medicaid. Roughly, […]
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EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
A Lifeline at Risk: The Heartbreaking Cost of Cutting Job Corps
By Senator Dora Drake One of my first clients I worked with at JusticePoint was a young man who dropped out of high school and faced a misdemeanor case. While he was on pretrial supervision, he took steps to make better choices such as completing his GED and seeking employment. But Job Corps made it […]
How Cuts to AmeriCorps are Affecting Milwaukee Youth Programs
By PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Schools, shelters and other youth-serving agencies are feeling the pain from AmeriCorps funding cuts, but Milwaukeeans are determined to continue serving young residents. Several programs impacted by […]
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Why Child Care Counts
By Senator Dora Drake Childcare needs to be affordable and accessible, but within our state, childcare has become increasingly expensive and inaccessible. Through the Child Care Counts program, families can access quality care to help families participate in our workforce and contribute to the state’s economy. This essential program was recently one of the Republican-controlled […]
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Statement on House Republicans’ Vote to “Defund” Planned Parenthood
House Republicans’ vote puts nearly 200 Planned Parenthood health centers and 1.1 million patients at risk WASHINGTON, DC — In the dark of night, House Republicans debated and passed a reconciliation bill that would “defund” Planned Parenthood, ban coverage of gender-affirming care for all Medicaid patients, and seek to eliminate plans that include abortion coverage […]
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Republican Clean Energy Repeal Bill Will Raise Costs, Kill Jobs, and Sacrifice Manufacturing in Wisconsin
Republicans are proposing a total repeal of clean energy investments – a direct assault on Wisconsin manufacturing and made-in-Wisconsin energy. Repealing clean energy tax credits would gut America’s clean energy production, raising costs for Wisconsin families and killing hundreds of thousands of good-paying manufacturing jobs nationwide. Trump and Republicans promised to lower energy costs. Instead, […]
Madison’s Best Kept Secret’: People Living With Mental Illness Find Work, Care and Community at a Clubhouse Built for Them
Funding for Yahara House is scarce, and Wisconsin invests little in a health care model that’s thriving in Michigan. By Addie Costello Wisconsin Watch and WPR Chewbacca, Yoda and Princess Leia watched over Joe Mannchen and colleagues as they worked on their Yahara House computers, some designing birthday cards for fellow clubhouse members. Taped above […]
Trump Administration Cuts Will Raise Utility Costs for Low-Income Wisconsinites
LIHEAP has served hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin households, delivering millions in relief for families to pay heating and cooling bills Madison, WI — The Trump administration fired the entire staff working on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) within the Department of Health and Human Services. LIHEAP has helped millions of low-income […]