This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are about conservation and food assistance. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics:
— In this week’s GOP radio address, Sen. Patrick Testin, R-Stevens Point, addresses the expiration of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship fund
“After 37 years the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program has come to an end. How did it get to this point? I can tell you it wasn’t due to a lack of support for conservation. The real reason was oversight, who gets to control how taxpayer dollars are spent,” Testin says.
Read the full story. (WisPolitics/State Affairs)
— In this week’s Dem radio address, Gov. Tony Evers highlights expanded state support for Wisconsin’s Foodshare program following federal cuts to food assistance
“Food security continues to be an issue that far too many families face, especially as President Trump’s reckless policies continue to drive up prices at the grocery store checkout,” Evers says.Read the full story. (WisPolitics/State Affairs)
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/
