Hearings held only in state’s smaller cities but Evers budget favored 284 to 30 by speakers. //end headline wrapper ?> Map of the four Joint Finance Committee hearings on the 2021-2023 budget Thinking back on the three in-person budget public hearings the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) has held in this month, Rep. Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) says the most frequent testimony she recalls hearing was widespread support for public education. “I believe the most comments were on the topic of public education — childcare, K-12, higher ed, technical colleges and the UW System included in that,” says Neubauer, one of two Assembly Democrats who sits on the JFC. “It was incredible to see how many folks came out, took the time to drive, oftentimes far distances.”