Historic Shared Revenue Agreement
From the legislature voting on a historic shared revenue bill, school funding, to the Joint Finance Committee’s continued work on Wisconsin’s budget, it’s been a busy week!
On Wednesday, the Senate convened for a floor vote where we voted on the Shared Revenue bill. This historic measure reworks the current funding formula. Negotiations between the legislature, the Governor, and community members, resulted in getting closer to closing the funding gap between rural communities and larger municipalities. This measure boosts nearly all municipal shared revenues by 20%.
Additionally this measure will:
- Repeal the Personal Property Tax
- Prohibit the defunding of police by local municipalities
- Provide historic investments in public safety and generational support for our local communities
- Incentivize innovation and consolidation within our local governments
Historic Funding in Education
Senate Bill 330 was also voted on by the Senate and Assembly this week. This measure provides over $1 billion in new spendable resources for public schools, and provides parity in funding for all students regardless of what school they attend. Wisconsin was the first state in the nation to implement a school choice program, I am happy with the work that has been done to protect the values of local communities, while providing a competitive option for parents to educate their children in a manner that works best for them.
This huge bipartisan bill has gone through months of extensive negotiation between the State Senate, the State Assembly, the Governor, and community members all across our great state.
Funding for public schools will increase by $325 per-pupil in each of the next two fiscal years, and provides investments in mental health and special education.
My staff and I were happy to connect with constituents at the following meetings and events:
- Outagamie County Public Hearing
- United Health Group
- Doctor Day at the Capitol (Thursday)
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!
Saturday, June 17th: Future Neenah Farmers Market, Appleton’s Farmers Market
Free Dental Care, WDA Mission of Mercy
Sunday, June 18th: Neenah Summer Fun Runs, Brunch & Groove, Fox Cities Arts & History Passport
Monday, June 19th: Storytime, Zumba
Tuesday, June 20th: Neenah Community Band Concert, Yoga on the Lawn
Wednesday, June 21st: Evening Concerts at Shattuck, Make Music Day Appleton, Greenville Farmer’s Market
Thursday, June 22nd: Out to Lunch Concerts, Mah Jongg Meetup
Friday: June 23rd: Downtown Trolley, Trivia Night: Jeopardy
Below are some great resources to learn more about our community and fun events, opportunities to explore our wonderful parks and trails, along with great cuisine!
Fox Cities Events Calendar
Future Neenah Events Calendar
48 Hours to Explore Appleton
Wisconsin Sensory-Friendly Children Museums
Travel Wisconsin Appleton Area Events
Travel Wisconsin
Traveling to the Capitol
My office is available five days a week for anyone looking to travel down to the Capitol and would like to check out our office!
If you are interested in a guided tour provided by my staff, or me, please email Sen.Cabral-Guevara@legis.
Committees
This session, it is my honor and privilege to have been selected as the chair of the Senate Committee on Health for this upcoming biennium. My number one priority has always been to increase affordability and accessibility in health care for the state of Wisconsin. Additionally, I’m excited to share my legislation with you once we get closer to introduction, stay tuned!
Click on the links to view committee activity!
Health (Chair)
Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families (Vice Chair)
Education
Universities & Revenue
I am looking forward to continuing my work on each of these with many of my colleagues.
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.
