Fraud Discovered in Foster Care Company Prompts Audit
Mar 1, 2013 No Comments ›› AdminFebruary 27, 2013 “Foster parents are special saints,” the Eau Claire woman told me. “They take troubled children and help them have a loving family.” These foster families often rely on child placement agencies for the money needed to care for special needs children. At least one foster parent wondered if everything was on the “up and ...
Continue ReadingMedicaid Expansion: The High Cost of Ideology
Feb 20, 2013 No Comments ›› AdminFebruary 21, 2013 What if you were faced with a choice: stick to your beliefs, lose money and help fewer people. Or take the practical road, help more people and gain more money? Such a quandary faces state leaders opposed to Medicaid expansion. A lot of money is at stake - $4.3 billion over 6 ½ years. More ...
Continue ReadingHow Good Are Claims About Metal Mining Jobs?
Feb 14, 2013 No Comments ›› AdminFebruary 13, 2013 “We have the potential for a billion and a half dollar investment,” said Governor Walker in his recent State of the State speech. “That could lead to as many as 3,000 construction-related jobs and 2,800 long-term jobs.” I wondered, “Just how sure are we all these jobs will happen?” I started to dig through the ...
Continue ReadingHealth Insurance: #1 Challenge to Small Business Owners
Feb 8, 2013 No Comments ›› AdminFebruary 6, 2013 “What is the most important challenge facing your business today?” asked a recent survey from the Governor’s Office. The answer? Health insurance. Tied in first place with “decreased demand.” The survey was conducted as part of the Governor’s efforts to review regulation on business and is reported in the “Wisconsin Regulatory Review Report, 2013”. Almost 600 ...
Continue ReadingInvest in Career and Technical Education
Jan 29, 2013 No Comments ›› AdminJanuary 30, 2013 “I wish I had taken a shop class,” I told the high school student, “As a farmer, it would have helped me a lot more than the sewing class I took instead.” Back when I was in school, before the Age of the Dinosaurs, young women didn’t take ‘shop class’. Today, schools don’t ...
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