CFC in the News: Moms advocate for state funding to protect children at state budget hearing

At a recent public hearing for the 2025-27 biennial state budget, Wisconsin parents, notably mothers, were the most prominent group advocating for enhanced funding in public education and healthcare. The Joint Committee on Finance received numerous proposals emphasizing the need for increased support in education, disability accommodations, and Medicaid services. “​70% to ​80% of ​funding ​for ​schools ​in ​Milwaukee ​is ​coming ​from ​state ​and ​local ​sources,” said Colleston Morgan Jr., Executive Director of City Forward Collective. ​"We ​continue ​to ​advocate ​to ​ensure ​that ​federal ​resources ​need ​to ​be ​there, and we ​also ​need ​to ​make ​sure ​that ​our ​state ​is ​doing ​its ​part ​to ​ensure ​that ​all ​of ​our ​students ​are ​equally ​funded.”

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