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In this issue:

Wisconsin Takes a Right Turn on Election Day
by Sabrina Gentile
The November 2010 elections produced a sweeping batch of victories for the Republicans. In this article, Sabrina summarizes the state's changing political landscape in the wake of November's voting results.
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BadgerCare Plus Responds to Growing Need, Requiring Smart State Budget Solutions
by Jon Peacock
BadgerCare Plus has helped many Wisconsin families weather the double blow of the recession--job loss and the accompanying loss of employer-sponsored health insurance. This article explores the impact of the recession and the resulting fiscal challenges.
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Upcoming Budget Challenges: Why an All-Cuts Approach to Balancing the Budget Would Be Difficult
by Tamarine Cornelius
WCCF has long advocated for a balanced approach to the deficit, one that address both the revenue and spending sides of the equation. This article explores why attempting to close the budget gap through cuts alone would be extremely hard to pull off (aside from being a bad idea to begin with).
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Surveys Reveal Strengths and Obstacles of Early Care and Education Profession
by Daithi Wolfe
The results of a recent survey of the ECE workforce shed a light on such issues as retention and quality in early care and education, and suggest that efforts to address turnover and improve quality are on the right track.

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SAVE THE DATE: WCCF's annual lobby day and advocacy training is coming up! Advocate and Lobby for Kids Day 2011 will take place on Tuesday, March 29 in Madison. Stand by for more info.
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Don't forget to check out the WCCF blog at wiskids.blogspot.com and the Wisconsin Budget Project blog at wisconsinbudgetproject.blogspot.com!
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Did you know that you can access all sorts of useful data about the well-being of Wisconsin's children and families via the WisKids Count portion of our website? There are a lot of tools available for county-by-county comparisons and generating tables, charts, etc. Check it out.

And did you know that WCCF publishes e-newsletters on a variety of specific issues, including health care, early education, economic support, juvenile justice and other youth issues, and budget and tax matters? Well, we do. If you are interested in any of these issues, please consider signing up for one or more of these email bulletins. You can also sign up via that page for action alerts and for one or more of our campaigns. Once you see the impressive volume of work we are doing on the issues that matter to you, you will no doubt feel moved to help support this work by making a donation to WCCF.