Thank you for taking the time to read this week's e-update. I always strive to include information you find interesting and informative as it relates to my work in Madison and the 60th Assembly District.
My most important goal remains serving you, my constituents. Helping you find solutions to difficult problems when it seems like the state is unresponsive is the single greatest reward for my staff and me. I take constituents' input seriously and continually work hard on your behalf.
I always have your thoughts and concerns in mind when deciding whether or not to support legislation. Furthermore, I appreciate when you take time out of your schedules to contact me.
Have a great week,
Question of the Week
One of the most consequential issues facing our state this budget cycle is transportation funding. Currently, transportation is funded through the following sources:
Gas taxes
Registration fees
Licensing
Bonding
Historically, we have transferred 1/4 of 1 percent from sales tax revenue to transportation.
This week's question seeks your input on how to best fund transportation.
Please, take just a minute to answer my one-question survey on transportation funding.
Seventy-five percent of respondents to last week's survey opposed granting in-state tuition rates at UW-System schools to illegal immigrants. On the contrary, just sixteen percent of respondents supported granting in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.
In order to increase the number of responses and obtain a more diverse sample of constituent opinions, I encourage you to share our survey with your friends and family and/or sign up for my weekly e-update.
This week in Madison
This week, in addition to participating in the first Water Quality Task Force hearing, I had the opportunity to meet with farmers from Ozaukee and Washington Counties who were in Madison for their annual legislative day and received the 2019 "Friend of the Deer and Elk Industry" award from the Wisconsin Commerical Elk and Deer Farmers Association.
Meeting with farmers from Ozaukee and Washington Counties.
Receiving the "Friend of the Elk and Deer Industry" award.
Water Quality Task Force
This week, the Water Quality Task Force held its first public hearing. We heard presentations from the Departments of Natural Resources, Health Services, Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, and University of Wisconsin.
The committee will be holding public hearings across Wisconsin. Stay tuned for more information about these events. Additionally, I will be holding a series of in-district listening sessions and roundtable discussions specific to water quality issues.
Participating in the first Water Quality Task Force hearing.
Listening Sessions
I am pleased to announce that I will be holding three in-district listening sessions to address budget issues, on April 25, 2019. The details are as follows:
12:00-1:00 P.M.: W.J. Niederkorn Public Library, 316 Grand Avenue, Port Washington.
12:45-1:45 P.M.: Cedarburg Public Library, W63N589 Hanover Avenue, Cedarburg.
6:00-7:00 P.M.: Town of Trenton Town Hall, 1071 State Highway 33 E, Trenton.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on ways to improve Governor Evers' proposed budget.
Participating in a budget listening session.
60th District Events
The following are a few events that will be occurring this week, in the 60th Assembly District. If you have any upcoming events that you would like included in our e-update, please contact my office.
One of the best ways to date with what is happening in Madison is to sign up for the legislature's notification tracking system. This service affords you with the opportunity to track legislative activities in Madison. Upon creation of a free account, you can sign up to receive notification about specific bills of committees as well as legislative activity pertaining to a subject (i.e., health care, education, etc.).
If you have any comments regarding the subject of this E-Update, please feel free to contact me.
Rep. Rob Brooks State Capitol, Room 216 North P.O. Box 8952 Madison, WI 53708 Toll-Free (888) 534-0060 or (608) 267-2370 Rep.Rob.Brooks@legis.wi.gov| |
