Data centers, K-12 public schools, and taxing the rich were among those tonight, and they’re among our top focuses.
Thanks to everyone who came out to the town hall at South Shore Park Pavilion *and* from the Historic Water Town Neighborhood Association. (2/2)
Being in community is one of the most important parts of our work — it gives us a chance to explain our decisions and improve the legislation we work on, based on your most urgent concerns. (1/2)
In "Here Where We Live Is Our Country," @mollycrabapple elevates an important part of the democratic socialist tradition at a time when many are looking for just such a usable past.
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Tonight (6/3)! @ South Shore Park Pavilion starting at 5:00pm -- join @SenChrisLarson, Rep. Chris Sinicki and myself for an interactive, conversational town hall.
Bring your questions, concerns, and ideas! All are welcome.
RSVP here: https://t.co/qvFoemHCtk
When it comes to the broken Evers-Vos-LeMahieu deal, those saying it would've created a structural deficit and created major problems for the next budget are groups like the Legislative Fiscal Bureau and Wisconsin Policy Forum, who offer nonpartisan analysis.
This is telling.
…homes that they occupy. We need to codify the Right to Counsel, and to ensure that folks can afford to buy - and stay in - their homes by reducing property taxes.
Good policy matters. In 2021, after I passed the Right to Counsel providing legal assistance to families facing eviction, bad-actor landlords started giving up their properties. I’m thrilled that the trend has continued, and that more and more residents are able to own the…
@DrSasshole@WisPolitics@WisGOP@WisDems@SenatorTestin@RepTonyKurtz The entire point of this policy, ignored in the original post, is to lower property taxes by 44% for everyone across the state. The only taxes that I want to raise are those on the extremely wealthy and corporations.
Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.
Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us — one of home, tradition and memory over generations.
There is so dishonest, disingenuous, and disappointing.
1. The rebate checks would have completely skipped about 30% of WI adults, including seniors on Social Security, and half of the $ would have gone to those making over $100K per year.
Tony Evers fought so hard for so long for fairer maps that would give Democrats in the legislature an opportunity to have a seat at the table, but at a moment where it really mattered, he just never invited them to dinner.
The likely consequences? A $2.9 billion structural *deficit* for the foreseeable future.
We should instead consider AB 1176, which I’m very proud to co-author alongside @RepPhelpsWI and @repcruzwi! It’s an actual, sustainable plan to fund K-12 schools. (2/2)
It’s a great sign we were able to stop Governor Evers and Speaker Vos’ rushed plan for our temporary budget surplus.
They would spend half the tax relief on folks making six figures — & most often nothing, an average of 74 cents per check, for seniors and others in need. (1/2)
I’m so grateful for the many, many stakeholders who spoke up and against Evers/Vos/LeMahieu’s sloppy, lame duck, $1.8 billion plan to spend down Wisconsin’s surplus. A deal that would have provided zero help to 1.4 million of us.
You stepped up and defeated this! Thank you ❤️ 🌹
Evers’s compromise with arch-conservatives who want nothing more than to pillage the state and see their opponents ruined is going to leave this deal much worse for wear. Disability and children advocacy groups—the targets of the new spending—oppose it. https://t.co/X1tlsy5keC