You did not hear a lot of questions about Governor Tony Evers’ budget at a trio of listening sessions hosted by Rep. Joel Kitchens on Monday. The Sturgeon Bay Republican held the listening sessions in Fish Creek, Sturgeon Bay, and Algoma during the course of the day, meeting with dozens of constituents. While the initial intent of the listening sessions was to take questions and comments about the governor’s two-year $103 billion budget, constituents steered the conversations in different directions. Rep Kitchens says the conversations centered on familiar topics like education, the environment, and local government funding.

A different version of the budget will likely be hammered out in the Wisconsin Legislature during the course of the next two floor periods, which will take place from March 14th to March 23rd and April 18th to April 27th. Kitchens appreciates the turnout he had at all three of the listening sessions and the willingness people had for sharing their thoughts on the issues.

Picture courtesy of State Represenative Joel Kitchens