Despite a recession that caused an economic slump in the state from 2009 to 2010, Wisconsin?s poverty rate actually dropped, according to a new UW-Madison study. A report released Wednesday by the Institute for Research on Poverty notes that Wisconsin?s poverty rate fell from 11.1 percent to 10.3 percent, a drop made possible by safety-net public benefits programs including food stamps, tax credits and subsidized child care.
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