This week, the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development met to discuss various legislative ideas including a bill authored by Rep. Dittrich (AB72).
Assembly Bill 72 would expand the generally accepted career clusters to the full 16 categories, whereas the Department of Workforce Development currently sanctions only 11 of them, leaving out important areas including Business Management and Administration; Education and Training; Government and Public Administration; Human Services; and Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security.
While it is undeniable this bill will assist our students, it will also help businesses mold the next generation and their future workforce so they are able to work together, allowing both sides to work hand-in-hand. When government steps out of the way and allows the workforce and businesses to operate in a free-flow of information and ideas, we will see a stronger workforce and business climate which will benefit our state in the long-run.
Other committees on which Rep. Dittrich sits, Medicaid Reform, Jobs and the Economy, and Ways and Means also held hearings this week.
The Assembly Committee on Ways and Means heard testimony on critical legislation affecting our volunteer firefighters and joint EMS departments. Prompt, adequately staffed emergency services are a core function of government. AB 469 and AB 472 seek to remedy the current staffing & funding challenges.
Analyzing tax law changes since 2011, a new memo from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau reveals Republicans cut taxes by more than $13 billion since 2011. In income tax rate cuts alone, a typical Wisconsin family will save $2,000 over the ten year period. This news comes as Democrats across the country are proposing ways to increase taxes on American families.
The review looked at statutory changes that directly reduce a person’s tax liability. As illustrated in the memo, the current budget grows the annual tax cuts to more than $2.3 billion, which includes reductions by more than $1.2 billion in income and franchise taxes and economic development surcharges, $18 million in other general fund taxes and $1.1 billion in property taxes.
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Representative Barbara Dittrich State Capitol, 19 North PO Box 9582 Madison, WI 53708 Toll-Free (888) 534-0038 or (608) 266-8551 Rep.Dittrich@legis.wi.gov| |
