Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly are said to be fast-tracking a package of proposals aimed at helping the state’s farmers.
The G-O-P plan would mesh with Democratic Governor Tony Evers’ call for a special session to help Wisconsin struggling agriculture industry, including a tax break of up to $7,500.
Republicans say call their plan “bigger and bolder” than the governor’s proposals costing $8.5 million.
No price tag has been placed on the newer proposal.
Also, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, farmers received over $430 million in federal aid through the Market Facilitation Program from September of 2018 to November of 2019.
The Chippewa Herald reports the president of the Wisconsin Farmers Union claims the aid did little to fix damage caused by tariffs.
In other state government news, Governor Tony Evers has given his approval to the corrective action plan developed by the Wisconsin National Guard.
The plan is designed to improve the way cases of sexual assault, sexual harassment and retaliation are handled.
The former top commander of the Guard, Donald Dunbar, resigned in December after a report from federal investigators found those cases had been mishandled.
Brigadier General Laurie Farris of the New Hampshire National Guard is assigned to oversee the development and implementation of the corrective action plan.
