Policy Solution: Empower Parents for K-12 Education Reform
PROBLEM: Too many children in Wisconsin are being left behind by their public school, especially those in Milwaukee and Madison. Wisconsin’s racial achievement gaps are routinely found to be either the worst in the nation or very near it. Congressman Mike Gallagher...Policy Solution: Addressing the Workforce Crisis through Improvements to Wisconsin’s Failed Welfare State
THE PROBLEM: Despite increased wages and improved benefit packages, finding workers is still extremely difficult for employers all over Wisconsin. There are approximately 130,000 open jobs posted on the Job Center of Wisconsin website daily, and Wisconsin has one of...
Policy Solution: Eliminate the Individual Income Tax
Policy Solution: Eliminate the Individual Income Tax PROBLEM: Middle class families and small businesses, still recovering from COVID-19 and the economic shutdowns, are being crushed by Wisconsin’s high-income taxes and overall tax burden. Our state needs...Policy Solution: Reemployment Assistance from DWD
THE PROBLEM: The COVID-19 pandemic has made it painfully clear that the Department of Workforce Development’s (DWD) Division of Unemployment Insurance (UI) is mismanaged and not aligned with the needs of workers or employers. It failed at delivering benefits to...