Happy Friday! This week, it felt like the fall season started early!
Down in Madison, I attended the Senate Agriculture and Revenue Committee’s Public Hearing. This hearing’s theme revolved around tax credits and tax exemptions. The bills include:
SB 69 – relating to: and income tax subtraction for certain expenses paid by a school teacher.
SB 286 – relating to: workforce housing and childcare award under the business development tax credit.
SB 376 – relating to: a tax credit for employer-provided child care.
SB 382 – relating to: modifications to the historic rehabilitation tax credit.
SB 379 – relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation.
SB 185 – relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters.
SB 291 – relating to: making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit.
These bills will provide much-needed relief to teachers, parents, and many more. I was happy to see them move through the process, and now we will move on to potentially voting them out of committee!
In our area, we had a chance to tour the Fox Valley Technical School Surgical Technologist Program at the Oshkosh Campus. It was a great opportunity to chat with those folks and learn more about how they are training the next generation of surgical technologists. Additionally, we were able to attend yet another TDS Fiber award event for the Salvation Army.
Thank you to all the other folks we were able to meet with this week as well. We were able to discuss economic drivers such as our bars and taverns, ways to improve the prior authorization process, and ways to boost access to healthcare in much-needed areas of Wisconsin.
Lastly, I hope you have a great Labor Day weekend!
2025 Legislative Survey
Take a minute or two to share your input on several issues our state is facing by taking my 2025 Legislative Survey! They have hit mailboxes, but you are also welcome to take it online here.
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I was happy to attend the TDS awards ceremony this week! Also pictured are more photos from the Fox Valley Technical College Surgical Technology Center tour.
Community Events
Here is a list of some events happening around our area in the next few weeks. If you have an event you would like included in future e-updates, email us here!
Friday, August 29th: Bratoberfest Weekend – Day Two
Friday, August 29th-Saturday, August 30th: 5Veterans Backyard Bash
Saturday, August 30th: 5k Run/Walk/Roll on the Bannerman Trail
Saturday, August 30th: Beginning Beekeeping
Saturday, August 30th: Ogdensburg-St. Lawrence Car Show Corn Roast
Saturday, August 30th: Coloma Craft & Flea Market
Saturday, August 30th: Downtown Coloma Summer Party
Saturday, August 30th- Sunday, August 31st: Fox Jazz Fest
Tuesday, September 2nd: Powered by Yarn
Wednesday, September 3rd: Lyrics & Laughter
Below are some great resources to learn more about our community and fun events!
Fox Cities Events Calendar
Future Neenah Events Calendar
Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce
New London Chamber of Commerce
Waushara Area Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin Sensory-Friendly Children Museums
Visit Waupaca County
Travel Wisconsin
Traveling to the Capitol
My office is available five days a week for anyone looking to travel down to the Capitol!
If you are interested in a guided tour provided by my staff, or me, please email Sen.Cabral-Guevara@legis.
Committees
This session, I serve as the chair of the Senate Committee on Health. My number one priority has always been to increase affordability and accessibility in health care for the state of Wisconsin.
Health (Chair)
Universities and Technical Colleges (Vice Chair)
Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Children and Families
Agriculture and Revenue
Joint Legislative Council
Contacting My Office
My capitol office is here to help you with general inquiries as well as questions and concerns regarding legislative matters. Feel free to contact me or my staff. We are always ready to assist you in your needs. Please visit my website for press releases and other capitol updates.
