Rep. Shankland: Republican “plan” fails workers, small businesses and our roads
Contact: Rep. Katrina Shankland, (608) 267-9649 MADISON – Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point), a member of the Joint Finance Committee, released the following statement today in response to Assembly Republicans’ so-called transportation plan: “Republicans have had more than six years to fund our transportation infrastructure and ensure its sustainability. Instead, they’ve punted over and over again, increasing the number of potholes across the state and nearly doubling the state’s transportation debt as percentage of revenue since Governor Walker took office. Town roads are going back to gravel and Wisconsin’s roads rank second worst in the nation. A real plan would invest