GREEN BAY - The budget process has been moving forward since February of this year, and we are entering the home stretch. The decisions being made by the Joint Committee on Finance are some of the most consequential ones to be made this legislative session.

There has been progress made recently in the committee’s actions to reverse a few of the Governor’s policy choices. For example, the committee restored funding for county land and water conservation offices, partially reversed the cuts to Wisconsin Public Radio and Television included in the Governor’s budget, and maintained the SeniorCare prescription drug program.

These positive developments are the result of the advocacy efforts of thousands of citizens across the state who contacted their legislators and the members of the Joint Committee on Finance to demand improvements in the state budget.