This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are about inflation and dairy farming. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics:
— In this week’s Republican radio address, Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara argues inflation is hurting Wisconsin families.
The Appleton Republican slams Dem Gov. Tony Evers for vetoing a tax cut for the middle class in the budget the Legislature proposed. With rising prices across all markets, the average family’s budget has been stretched thin, Cabral-Guevara argues.
“While hardworking Wisconsinites like you are suffering the bitter consequences of inflation, Governor Evers is sitting on $4 billion of taxpayer money,” she says. “Are you okay with that? Because I’m not.”
Cabral-Guevara has introduced Senate Bill 435, aimed to reduce taxes on the middle class tax bracket to ease the effects of inflation and aid retired people. She argues it would save the average Wisconsin taxpayer $750 a year.
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— In this week’s Democratic radio address, Gov. Tony Evers celebrates Wisconsin’s heritage as America’s Dairyland.
The dairy industry in Wisconsin brings in $45.6 billion to the state annually, the Democratic governor says. While in office, he’s signed initiatives to advance the agricultural export industry and supported development of the new Center for Dairy Research at UW-Madison.
“Wisconsin’s dairy industry is part of our DNA,” Evers says. “As Wisconsinites, it’s part of our heritage and our way of life, and it also is an essential part of our state’s economy and our future.”
Evers notes his latest budget expands on previous investments, including significant provisions for the meat and dairy processing grant programs, as well as producer-led conservation efforts to bolster the long-term viability of the industry.
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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/
