Moving Forward on Our
Ambitious Agenda
Good
news for Wisconsin families, workers, and students – our Ambitious Agenda is
moving forward.
Last
week, the Senate and the Assembly, with bipartisan support, passed legislation
to increase state funding for our rural schools. This adds onto our historic
investments made for all K-12 schools in the 2017-19 state budget.
Nine
Wisconsin Works for Everyone welfare reform bills, which will ensure that
Wisconsin continues to lead the way on helping people move from government
dependence to true independence through work, also passed both chambers of the
Legislature.
Thank you to the Legislature for approving these
commonsense measures. We look forward to continuing to move the rest of our
Ambitious Agenda forward.
Health Care Stability
Washington
failed to act on skyrocketing health care premiums under Obamacare, so
Wisconsin stepped up to provide relief for those on the individual market.
Both
the Senate and the Assembly passed legislation to move forward in establishing
a state reinsurance program with bipartisan support. This week, we brought
Wisconsin families one step closer to relief by signing that legislation into
law.
This market-driven, Wisconsin-based solution to
unsustainable premiums will bring stability and affordability back to the
health care marketplace and put overburdened families at ease.
Taking Pride in Wisconsin’s Olympians
Congratulations
to Matt Hamilton and John Shuster of our Olympic Men’s Curling Team, and
Brianna Decker, Meghan Duggan, Amanda Kessel, Hilary Knight and Alex Rigsby of
our Women’s Hockey Team, on bringing home gold for Team USA!
We
are proud of you and all the Wisconsin athletes that represented our state and
country at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang.
We look forward to seeing Team USA compete in
the Paralympics Games.
We enjoy sharing all the great news about our state with you. It is an honor to serve as your Governor and represent the people of Wisconsin.
Sincerely,
 Governor Scott Walker
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