Howard Marklein

We kept our word and focused on funding strategic priorities.

Transportation, Building Commission, Stewardship Program, Water Quality, Corrections, Courts…and more.

We approved $1.6 billion for public schools, including $781 per pupil for every school district that was open, in-person for at least 50% during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We’re taking his bloated budget and right-sizing it to fit our Wisconsin values.

This law says that an individual cannot bring a frivolous lawsuit against you, your school, your church, your business, your organization or your club for a vague COVID-19 related claim.

We may find serious issues. We may find thorough compliance. Either way, we are asking questions and examining data.

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.”