DeForest Village Board
Wednesday evening I was in DeForest to address the
Village Board and give an update on the Governor’s proposed budget. It
was a great to be able to tell Village President Judd Blau and the
trustees that the budget includes a large increase to local governments
to build and maintain roads, something I support.
Related to the Governor’s budget, the Joint Committee on Finance
announced four public hearings on Governor Walker’s budget proposal:
Wednesday March 18th (10:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Brillion High School
Endries Performing Arts Center
W1101 County Road HR
Brillion, WI 54110
Friday, March 20th (10:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Alverno College
Pitman Theatre
3400 South 43rd Street,
Milwaukee, WI 53234
Monday, March 23rd (10:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
University of Wisconsin – Barron County
Fine Arts Theatre
1800 College Drive
Rice Lake, WI 54868
Thursday, March 26th (9:30 AM – 4:00 PM)
Reedsburg High School
CAL Center Auditorium
1100 South Albert Avenue
Reedsburg, WI 53959
Veterans Day
Before the DeForest Board meeting I met up with Bill Ridgely and other
veterans to discuss making Veterans Day an official state holiday. I
will keep you updated as I move forward with authoring this legislation.
Pictured from left are: Kathy Disch (President of the American Legion
Auxiliary Unit 348), myself, Bill Ridgely (Commander of Olson-Grinde
Post 348) and Joe Disch (Vice Commander of Olson-Grinde Post 348).
Legislative Update
Recently the Wisconsin State Senate approved a measure
that would expand access to CBD oil, allowing people to possess the oil
with permission from a doctor. Advocates for the oil state that it can
be used to treat seizures in children; and I have heard from parents in
the district about how this oil has helped their children. You can
follow the progress of Senate Bill 10 by
clicking here.
Also this week, a public hearing was held on
Assembly Bill 69, which would allow terminally ill patients with no
other options to try experimental drugs. The treatments allowed under
the bill would have had to have passed a phase one FDA test, meaning
they’ve been judged less likely to kill patients, but still have not
been shown to be an effective treatment.
As someone who is pro-life, I believe that also means supporting those
who are fighting terminal disease, and improving quality of life for
those who are suffering, and it is for these reasons that I support
these bills.
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