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Sen. Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska): It wasn t an easy year for any of us. Not for our families, our communities, our small businesses, and those who are going to school, Pfaff said. Governor Evers recognizes the fact that we are strong people, we are resilient people, we are hard-working people, and we are going to get through this. Wisconsin is going to come out the other side of this pandemic stronger than ever. This budget recognizes the need of our s state. I believe this budget will help to build for the future.
Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point): Well I think one of the big take-aways is the fact that Governor Tony Evers is going to make significant investments into the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. This is an agency that the governor campaigned on but now realizes its vital importance, especially in the wake of the actions of his administration that shut down our economy, Sen. Testin said. It is great to see the governor work on getting some crucial suppo
Election Could Reshape Labor Movement
A rare contested race for president of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) has given its members a clear choice between a union traditionalist from Boston and a progressive activist who backed massive labor protests against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker a decade ago and then joined electoral efforts to oust the anti-union Republican.
In mail balloting already underway, 3,400 local union delegates are casting votes on behalf of 320,000 IAFF members throughout the U.S. and Canada. They are choosing a replacement for 75-year old Harold Schaitberger, a full-time union official for more than four decades and a longtime mover-and-shaker in national Democratic Party circles, who announced his retirement last fall. Vying to succeed him are IAFF Secretary-Treasurer Edward Kelly, a 47- year old Air Force veteran and former leader of the union’s Massachusetts branch, and Mahlon Mitchell, a 43- year old African-American from Madison,