Amid proposed budget cuts, funerals for the poor get funding boost
Gov. Scott Walker's budget contains a rare funding increase for a health program aimed at the poor — but what it's for has got Dorinne Green worried. The governor's budget steps up payments for funerals for people on Medicaid even as it cuts nearly $500 million from the health programs that serve 1.2 million statewide. (CAPITAL TIMES, 3/17)