Battleground Wisconsin

Report Release: Racing to Create Jobs

Thursday Media Call on how the final push for health care enrollment can create thousands of jobs in Wisconsin.

Statewide: On Thursday Citizen Action of Wisconsin will release a new report on a media call on how enrollment in Healthcare.gov can promote the creation of thousands of private sector jobs. Tax credits available to citizens to help purchase coverage represent untapped federal resources to create jobs in Wisconsin. With the countdown until the end of Open Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace on March 31st, Wisconsin only has a short window to enroll citizens and create new jobs.

Joining the call to discuss the implications of the findings will be State Senator Dave Hansen and State Representative Mandela Barnes.

This report includes estimates of how many people need be enrolled per job created, as well as regional breakdown of how many jobs could be created. The report finds that promoting enrollment in the Affordable Care Act is a potent strategy for creating jobs in Wisconsin.

Report Release: Racing to Create Jobs

Thursday Media Call on how the final push for health care enrollment can create thousands of jobs in Wisconsin.

Statewide: On Thursday Citizen Action of Wisconsin will release a new report on a media call on how enrollment in Healthcare.gov can promote the creation of thousands of private sector jobs. Tax credits available to citizens to help purchase coverage represent untapped federal resources to create jobs in Wisconsin. With the countdown until the end of Open Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace on March 31st, Wisconsin only has a short window to enroll citizens and create new jobs.

Joining the call to discuss the implications of the findings will be State Senator Dave Hansen and State Representative Mandela Barnes.

This report includes estimates of how many people need be enrolled per job created, as well as regional breakdown of how many jobs could be created. The report finds that promoting enrollment in the Affordable Care Act is a potent strategy for creating jobs in Wisconsin.

Report Release: Is WEDC's Job Impact Fairly Distributed?

Thursday Media Call to release report which raises questions about political and geographic preference in WEDC's jobs numbers.

TELECONFERENCE FOR WISCONSIN MEDIA

Thursday 10:30 A.M.

Statewide: Citizen Action of Wisconsin is releasing a new report on the performance of Governor Walker’s privatized jobs agency, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, which finds geographic disparities and troubling political correlations. The report will be released Thursday morning on a statewide media call.

Joining the call to discuss the implications of the findings will be Senate Democratic Leader Chris Larson and State Representative Sandy Pasch.

This report includes new data self reported by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation showing job impact by county, region and legislative district. The report finds a large disparity in job impact between regions of Wisconsin and legislative districts.

WHAT: Teleconference to discuss report on WEDC's geographic disparities and political correlations.

WHEN: 10:30 AM., Thursday, February 20, 2014

WHO:

--Robert Kraig, Executive Director, Citizen Action of Wisconsin

--State Senator Chris Larson (Senate Democratic Leader)

--State Representative Sandy Pasch

--Kevin Kane, Lead Organizer, Citizen Action of Wisconsin (Report Lead Author)

More info [email protected] 414-550-8280

Report Release: Is WEDC's Job Impact Fairly Distributed?

Thursday Media Call to release report which raises questions about political and geographic preference in WEDC's jobs numbers.

TELECONFERENCE FOR WISCONSIN MEDIA

Thursday 10:30 A.M.

Statewide: Citizen Action of Wisconsin is releasing a new report on the performance of Governor Walker’s privatized jobs agency, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, which finds geographic disparities and troubling political correlations. The report will be released Thursday morning on a statewide media call.

Joining the call to discuss the implications of the findings will be Senate Democratic Leader Chris Larson and State Representative Sandy Pasch.

This report includes new data self reported by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation showing job impact by county, region and legislative district. The report finds a large disparity in job impact between regions of Wisconsin and legislative districts.

WHAT: Teleconference to discuss report on WEDC's geographic disparities and political correlations.

WHEN: 10:30 AM., Thursday, February 20, 2014

WHO:

--Robert Kraig, Executive Director, Citizen Action of Wisconsin

--State Senator Chris Larson (Senate Democratic Leader)

--State Representative Sandy Pasch

--Kevin Kane, Lead Organizer, Citizen Action of Wisconsin (Report Lead Author)

More info [email protected] 414-550-8280

Citizen Action of Wisconsin is releasing the 8th annual Wisconsin Health Insurance Cost Ranking report Wednesday morning on a statewide media call.

Joining the call to discuss the implications of this year’s findings will be three state lawmakers: Senate Democratic Leader Chris Larson, Senator Jon Erpenbach (Ranking Democrat on Senate Health Committee), and Rep. Melissa Sargent.

In addition to providing new numbers and cost rankings for 2014, this year’s report includes data on the historic rates of health insurance inflation for each city. This year’s report also provides data on the quality of health insurance plans offered in each city and region. The report finds a large disparity in health insurance inflation between cities and regions of Wisconsin.

For the first time this year, the report will also include cost ranking data on health insurance available to small businesses and purchased directly by consumers. This data is now available because of the launch of new marketplaces (or exchanges) under the Affordable Care Act.

Citizen Action of Wisconsin is releasing the 8th annual Wisconsin Health Insurance Cost Ranking report Wednesday morning on a statewide media call.

Joining the call to discuss the implications of this year’s findings will be three state lawmakers: Senate Democratic Leader Chris Larson, Senator Jon Erpenbach (Ranking Democrat on Senate Health Committee), and Rep. Melissa Sargent.

In addition to providing new numbers and cost rankings for 2014, this year’s report includes data on the historic rates of health insurance inflation for each city. This year’s report also provides data on the quality of health insurance plans offered in each city and region. The report finds a large disparity in health insurance inflation between cities and regions of Wisconsin.

For the first time this year, the report will also include cost ranking data on health insurance available to small businesses and purchased directly by consumers. This data is now available because of the launch of new marketplaces (or exchanges) under the Affordable Care Act.

Media Call: Study shows tax fairness policies could give Wisconsin a much-needed boost

Statewide - While economic policy based on tax cuts for the wealthy is an article of faith for many elected officials, a new study shows such policies actually undercut job growth.

Figures from the Economic Policy Institute make the case that closing tax loopholes and ending tax breaks for the wealthy would raise revenue that could be used for job-creating investments in Wisconsin -- producing 76,956 new jobs.

At 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, EPI Senior Policy Analyst Joshua Smith will be joined by Citizen Action Executive Director Robert Kraig for a conference call to discuss how tax fairness coupled with job creation policies could boost Wisconsin’s economy.

The national study is especially relevant in Wisconsin, which has bought heavily into corporate tax breaks as a core strategy only to continue to lag behind its neighbors in job development.

Media Call: Study shows tax fairness policies could give Wisconsin a much-needed boost

Statewide - While economic policy based on tax cuts for the wealthy is an article of faith for many elected officials, a new study shows such policies actually undercut job growth.

Figures from the Economic Policy Institute make the case that closing tax loopholes and ending tax breaks for the wealthy would raise revenue that could be used for job-creating investments in Wisconsin -- producing 76,956 new jobs.

At 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, EPI Senior Policy Analyst Joshua Smith will be joined by Citizen Action Executive Director Robert Kraig for a conference call to discuss how tax fairness coupled with job creation policies could boost Wisconsin’s economy.

The national study is especially relevant in Wisconsin, which has bought heavily into corporate tax breaks as a core strategy only to continue to lag behind its neighbors in job development.

Media Call: New Report Will Explain Higher Health Insurance Rates in Wisconsin than Minnesota

Report will explain massive health insurance premium disparity between MN and WI on new health insurance exchanges

Wisconsin and Minnesota Statewide: On a media call at 10:00 AM Wednesday, Citizen Action of Wisconsin will release a report documenting vast differences between Minnesota and Wisconsin in the cost for health insurance on the individual insurance marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act.

http://www.citizenactionwi.org/report_mn_wi

The report, A Tale of Two States: Why Wisconsin’s Health Insurance Individual Marketplace Premiums are Dramatically Higher than Minnesota’s, will delve into the causes of this rate disparity.

The report will also examine health insurance individual market exchange rates for Wisconsin’s major metro areas, and differentials in cost.

Media Call: New Report Will Explain Higher Health Insurance Rates in Wisconsin than Minnesota

Report will explain massive health insurance premium disparity between MN and WI on new health insurance exchanges

Wisconsin and Minnesota Statewide: On a media call at 10:00 AM Wednesday, Citizen Action of Wisconsin will release a report documenting vast differences between Minnesota and Wisconsin in the cost for health insurance on the individual insurance marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act.

http://www.citizenactionwi.org/report_mn_wi

The report, A Tale of Two States: Why Wisconsin’s Health Insurance Individual Marketplace Premiums are Dramatically Higher than Minnesota’s, will delve into the causes of this rate disparity.

The report will also examine health insurance individual market exchange rates for Wisconsin’s major metro areas, and differentials in cost.