Rep. Rivera-Wagner: Introducing bill to address potential federal funding crisis

Madison – A bill sponsored by Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay) would require the Legislature to act in the event of a Presidential Executive Order that freezes federal funding for critical local services. Under the bill, such an Executive Order would trigger an Extraordinary Session of the Legislature to determine how to use the state’s “rainy day fund” to temporarily fill the gaps left...