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UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DROP AGAIN
As we've seen over the last four years, our unemployment rates continue to decline, dropping to 4.6% in March. This is the lowest our unemployment has been since June of 2008, before the economic recession! We are also doing better than the national average, which is currently at 5.5%. This is great news for Wisconsin, and evidence that our policies are helping our state's economy improve.
For more information, please visit the following site for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY
This was a great week for Wisconsin Agriculture as Governor Walker signed AB 113, the Implements of Husbandry Trailer Bill, on Wednesday morning.
This bill made non-controversial but necessary changes to 2013 Act 377 to address unforeseen issues in implementation.
While both 2013 Act 377 and AB 113 have been successful in addressing issues relating to increasingly large and heavy farm equipment operating on the roadways legally, there is still a large learning curve for everyone involved in this first year of implementation. If you have any questions at all regarding permits you have submitted, denials or approvals you have received, or anything else regarding your implements, please do not hesitate to give my office a call or send us an email, and we would be more than happy to work with you.
With Spring in full swing, we are entering the busy time of planting season for most farmers. Please make sure to watch for farm equipment on the roads as you're driving, and be safe!
JOINT FINANCE NEXT WEEK
Next week Tuesday and Thursday, the Joint Finance Committee will resume their votes on various areas of the Governor's Budget. Here are the issue areas, please let me know if you have any questions concerning any of them.
Tuesday, May 5th:
Department of Health Services -- Public Health and Other Programs
Office of the Governor
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Legislature
District Attorneys
Public Defender
Department of Natural Resources -- Environmental Quality
University of Wisconsin System -- Environmental Management Appropriations
Thursday, May 7th:
Department of Workforce Development -- Departmentwide
Board of Commissioners of Public Lands
Department of Natural Resources -- Parks and Forestry
Department of Administration -- General Agency Provisions
Department of Justice
CONTACT ME
As in the past, I would continue to encourage you to contact my office with ideas for this next legislative session and on individual pieces of legislation. Now more than ever your ideas and opinions need to be heard, so we can begin to get Wisconsin back to work. Please contact my office at 608-266-3404 or email me at Rep.Ripp@legis.wisconsin.gov, or stop by my Capitol office at 223 North. I look forward to hearing from you. As always, I will continue to work across the aisle to find common ground and move legislation forward.
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