Gov. Tony Evers yesterday delivered the Democratic Radio Address, once again urging Republicans in the Legislature to release already-approved investments to fight PFAS statewide and stabilize health care access in western Wisconsin. The Republican-controlled Joint Committee on Finance has declined to release the funds to date.
The $140 million investment includes a $125 million investment to address PFAS contamination across the state that was made available through the 2023–25 biennial budget passed by the Wisconsin State Legislature and enacted by Gov. Tony Evers last July.
The remainder of the $140 million are crisis response resources to help stabilize the health care industry and health care access in western Wisconsin. Gov. Evers over two weeks ago signed 2023 Wisconsin Act 97 to secure $15 million in crisis response resources in the wake of the recent announcement of HSHS and Prevea Health’s decision to close several locations.
More information about the governor’s request to release these funds is available here. The governor’s radio address is available here.
