This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are about health care and tax cuts. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics:
— In this week’s Democratic , Gov. Tony Evers talks about efforts to bolster Wisconsin’s health care industry in the face of a statewide workforce shortage.
Evers points out the state has recently seen record-low unemployment and record-high workforce participation rates. He added the health care industry will likely see 32,000 annual openings between 2020 and 2030. He also notes the Department of Workforce Development has shown Wisconsin faces a potential deficit of 20,000 nurses by 2040.
“It’s time to retire the well-worn political talking point that Wisconsinites aren’t working or working hard. Wisconsinites work hard, and they are working,” he says.
He also talks about the Task Force on Healthcare Workforce. Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, a nurse, is leading the task force to find long-term solutions.
“My administration is committed to pursuing every pathway and seeking out every avenue to address our workforce challenges, just as we have for five years,” he says. “Because making sure our workforce is prepared to meet the needs of a 21st-century economy is a top priority for me, and it has to be a top priority for our state.”
— In this week’s Republican , Assembly Speaker Robin Vos touts a series of tax cut proposals passed by the Legislature.
The Rochester Republican says the GOP has fought for years to reduce taxes, but recent proposals would be most impactful to retirees.
He adds Republicans want every Wisconsinite who’s built a career and family in the state to stay instead of moving out of state to take advantage of better tax rates.
“We want every single person after they’ve worked here, saved here, and raised a family in Wisconsin, to not move to a warm state like Florida for six months and a day just because of the income tax burden in Wisconsin,” he says.
He also talks about bills to exempt from taxes various types of retirement income and increase the threshold of the second-lowest income tax bracket to $150,000.
“We think it’s revolutionary to keep more of our seniors here so they can be close to family, they can volunteer in their community, and keep being a really important part of our fabric in Wisconsin,” he adds. “We hope Governor Evers signs it when it gets to his desk.”
Find the archive of weekly addresses, organized by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, by going to: http://www.wi-broadcasters.org/for-the-public/weekly-addresses-archive/
