Howard Marklein

The governor’s budget spends $91 billion, which is nearly $7.9 billion more than our last budget!

While the Senate made changes to the original Assembly bill, we did so with the goal of crafting a bill that Governor Tony Evers would sign.

We are working together and trying to put together a bill that meets our needs as vaccines are deployed and we continue to work through the pandemic.

“We need to use our significant surplus in Medicaid funds to continue testing, tracing and COVID-19 operations in January.”

“We increased healthcare access and affordability by committing $1.6 billion to expand access and care.”

Among our many accomplishments were significant funding allocations for the intellectual infrastructure of dairy innovation, rural broadband expansion, roads and schools

We made strong investments in fixing the roads, while keeping a watch on the checkbook for all Wisconsinites.

This was not a peaceful protest. This was lawless rioting and senseless destruction. It is disgusting. It needs to end.

Since March, no hospital in Wisconsin has been overrun with cases. We continue to have significant abilities to serve people.

It is important for all citizens to know that there will be a fiscal impact to state finances from the COVID-19 Pandemic response.