As reported by WisPolitics.com, co-author Sen. Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac) told the Assembly Ways and Means Committee a lack of child care and high costs have forced Wisconsinites out of the workforce. AB 660 would offer a maximum credit of $100,000 based on several things, including the capital investment to create the program and expenses to run it. The bill was introduced separately from a package of child care bills that Assembly Republicans introduced this summer. Rep. Sue Conley (D-Janesville) said her local business community was asked about the bill and how it might impact them. Co-author Rep. David Armstrong, R-Rice Lake, said smaller businesses with around 20 employees where he lives in Barron County told him they may only offer a spot for one child, "but at least I can guarantee my employee a space, a slot in this child care center."
Porter & Sack CPAs, a Madison-based tax and accounting firm, announced Nov. 29 that it has officially completed a merger with Lucida Tax + Accounting Solutions, a Brookfield-based tax and accounting firm with an office on Center Street in downtown Lake Geneva.
Wisconsin legislative Democrats Thursday announced their first package of bills for the session, all three of which are aimed are reducing the cost of living for working families and seniors.
