What's at Stake in the State Budget?

It's Budget Season in Wisconsin and all eyes should be on how our state leaders choose to spend our hard earned tax dollars! 

We recognize state budgets as moral documents that offer a powerful reflection of a state's collective priorities and values.  We also recognize that it's hard to wrap your head around the full scope of a state budget proposal and it's hard to make sense of exactly what takes place to ultimately pass a state budget.

Including this infographic to the right, we hope you'll check out these resources to better understand why state budgets are so important to pay attention to and what's at stake in the current proposal. 

Our partners at the Wisconsin Council on Children & Families has done a wonderful job analyzing, tracking and organizing the information to better understand the current proposal and has put together these helpful summaries:

• A Summary of the Governor's Proposed Budget for Health Care
  
• A Summary of the Governor's Proposed Budget for Early Care & Education

We hope once you've had a chance to learn what changes are included in the budget, that you'll choose to attend one of these upcoming State Budget Hearings in communities across the state:

• Platteville Hearing - Monday, April 3rd from 10am - 5pm at UW Platteville Ullsvick Hall at 30 South Hickory Street
• West Allis Hearing - Wednesday, April 5th from 10am - 5pm at the State Fair Park Exposition Center at 8200 West Greenfield Ave
  
• Berlin Hearing - Friday, April 7th from 10am - 5pm at Berlin High School at 222 Memorial Drive
  
• Spooner Hearing - Tuesday, April 18th from 10am - 6pm at Spooner High School at 801 County Highway A
  
• Ellsworth Hearing - Wednesday, April 19th from 10am - 5pm at Ellsworth High School at 323 West Hillcrest St
  
• Marinette Hearing - Friday, April 21st from 10am - 5pm at Marinette High School at 2135 Pierce Ave