Federal Tax Cuts Mean Significant Program Cuts
by Jon Peacock
Republican leaders in Congress have taken great pains to try to separate the proposed budget cuts in the FY 2007 budget from the tax cuts being advanced in other legislation. Yet clearly the tax and spending cuts are closely related. This article looks at the FY 2006 and 2007 budget bills, as well as the tax cutting that is driving the spending choices.

Racial Disparities in Juvenile Justice: Disproportionate Minority Confinement in Wisconsin
by Aubrie Divine-Scott
Based on an interview with Hugh Griffith of Racine County Human Services, this article addresses the discrepancy between minorities as a proportion of the youth population and their representation in the justice system, and examines innovative approaches to this problem.

Message from the Executive Director--
Opening Minds: Applying What We Know About Adolescent Brain Development to Treatment of Juvenile Offenders
by Charity Eleson
In this column, Charity outlines the policy implications of the adolescent brain / juvenile justice correction (see Wendy Henderson's article above), focusing on WCCF's efforts to reform the way youth offenders are treated in Wisconsin.