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Governor’s 2021-23 biennial budget to include more than $43 million investment in agricultural industry By Gov. Tony Evers - Feb 5th, 2021 07:31 am
MADISON Gov.
Tony Evers today announced his 2021-23 biennial budget proposal will include a more than $43 million investment in Wisconsin’s agriculture economy and farm families aimed at expanding market opportunities, supporting new and innovative farming practices, strengthening the agricultural workforce, connecting local producers to foodbanks and pantries, and supporting farmer mental health and wellbeing.
“Our agricultural industry is Wisconsin’s past and present, and it will be our future,” said Gov. Evers. “Our proud farming history is core to our state’s culture and people, and Wisconsin farmers have carried and supported our state economy for generations. Long before the COVID-19 pandemic hit and then throughout this pandemic, our farmers and producers were fighting every day to
Vos and Wanggaard Continue to Gaslight Public on Foxconn Development
“Foxconn is failing to fulfill financial obligations in Mount Pleasant while local spending continues in preparation for a factory that is not happening.”
MOUNT PLEASANT, WI FEBRUARY 3, 2021 – A recent article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel regarding the ongoing contract renegotiations between the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and Foxconn related to the controversial LCD factory which Foxconn promised to build in Mount Pleasant featured several statements offered by state representatives,
Van Wanggaard, about the project that were not just misleading, but factually incorrect.
In response to a question on whether new state legislation would be needed to renegotiate the contract that WEDC has determined to be broken, Senator Wanggaard claimed “Foxconn is in substantial compliance with their existing contract…” This is false.
New reports documenting how COVID-19 widened the gap between Wisconsinâs broadband âhavesâ and âhave-notsâ show why Democratic Gov. Tony Evers proclaimed 2021 the Year of Broadband Access and promised to include about $200 million in his budget to close that gap.
The Governorâs Commission on Rural Prosperity, UW-Extension researchers and Forward Analytics Director Dale Knapp reached the same conclusions:
Rural communities and low-income households without 25 megabytes per second of Internet access are falling significantly behind in educating and retaining the next generation of workers, in starting and nurturing new businesses, in maintaining home values, and keeping residents healthy.
In his online State of the State speech, Evers said, âMore than 430,000 people who make up 25% of our stateâs rural population lack access to high-speed internet. Our state ranks 36th in the country for accessibility in rural areas.
Rural areas and urban poor left out. Evers calls 2021 the Year of Broadband Access. By Steven Walters - Jan 25th, 2021 02:17 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Laptop. (CC0 Public Domain)
New reports documenting how COVID-19 widened the gap between Wisconsin’s broadband “haves” and “have nots” show why Democratic Gov.
Tony Evers proclaimed 2021 the “Year of Broadband Access” and promised to include about $200 million in his budget to close that gap.
The Governor’s Commission on Rural Prosperity, UW-Extension researchers and Forward Analytics Director
Dale Knapp have all reached the same conclusions: Rural communities, and low-income households, without 25 megabytes per second (25 Mgbps) of internet access are falling significantly behind in educating and retaining the next generation of workers, in starting and nurturing new businesses, in maintaining home values and keeping residents healthy.