Representative Barbara Toles criticized the recently passed state budget, saying it undermines Wisconsin's future and contradicts the governor's claim that the state is "open for business." She argued that cutting $1.6 billion from public education and reducing technical college funding by 30% will leave the state without an educated or skilled workforce needed to attract businesses and jobs. Toles said this session was supposed to focus on creating jobs but the budget fails to provide Wisconsin with the tools, like good schools and trained workers, required for a robust economy.
Representative Barbara Toles criticized the recently passed state budget, saying it undermines Wisconsin's future and contradicts the governor's claim that the state is "open for business." She argued that cutting $1.6 billion from public education and reducing technical college funding by 30% will leave the state without an educated or skilled workforce needed to attract businesses and jobs. Toles said this session was supposed to focus on creating jobs but the budget fails to provide Wisconsin with the tools, like good schools and trained workers, required for a robust economy.
Representative Barbara Toles criticized the recently passed state budget, saying it undermines Wisconsin's future and contradicts the governor's claim that the state is "open for business." She argued that cutting $1.6 billion from public education and reducing technical college funding by 30% will leave the state without an educated or skilled workforce needed to attract businesses and jobs. Toles said this session was supposed to focus on creating jobs but the budget fails to provide Wisconsin with the tools, like good schools and trained workers, required for a robust economy.
Representative Barbara Toles (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement regarding the Assembly and Senates passage of the 2011-13 State Budget. This session is supposed to be about, jobs, jobs, jobs. I thought we were going to put Wisconsin back to work. Governor Walker boasts that Wisconsin is open for business, but the budget undermines our states future and contradicts that claim. How can we expect to attract businesses that will bring family supporting jobs to Wisconsin with an uneducated and unskilled workforce? By cutting $1.6 billion from public education our children will not receive the quality education that will allow them to compete with the best and brightest students. With a 30% cut in funding, our technical colleges will be unable to offer the courses needed to train and retrain workers to ensure that Wisconsin has a skilled workforce. Without good schools and skilled workers Wisconsin will lack the tools required to attract businesses, put people to work, and have a robust economy. # # #