Here is a list of the official public hearings hosted by the Joint Committee on Finance:
March 18 – Brillion (near Appleton) at the Brillion High School Endries Performing Arts Center,
W1101 County Road HR, Brillion. Hearing starts at 10:00 a.m and ends promptly at 5:00 p.m.
March 20- Milwaukee at Alverno College’s Pitman Theatre, 3400 South 43rd Street, Milwaukee. This hearing will start at 10:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m.
Monday, March 23 - Rice Lake at the UW-Barron County Fine Arts Theatre, 1800 College Drive, Rice Lake. The hearing goes from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 26 –Reedsburg at the CAL Center Auditorium at Reedsburg High School, 1100 South Albert Avenue in Reedsburg. The hearing starts at 9:30 a.m. and runs until 4:00 p.m.
Please send any thoughts or comments you have to members of the Joint Finance Committee at this email: JFCBudgetComments@legis.wisconsin.gov. The email will be ‘live’ until Friday, March 27th.
Here is a list of the budget listening sessions hosted by various Democratic legislators:
Saturday, March 21 - Wausau at the UW Marathon from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 21 – Rhinelander at Nicolet College from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 24 - Green Bay at Kress Library from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 28 – Menominee at the UW Stout Campus
Saturday, March 28 – Platteville at the UW Platteville
Saturday, March 28 – Oshkosh at the UW Oshkosh
Some of the bad ideas in the Governor's Budget.