Wisconsin GOP leadership works to transform the state into the "Mississippi of the North"

 

And they're succeeding.

Photos:  Wisconsin Senate, Wisconsin  Assembly

Top headline:  Washington Post, 1/25/2022

Bottom headline:  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11/16/2023

From WaPo:

Efforts by Republicans in Wisconsin also have shown some real momentum. State Senate Health Committee Chairman Patrick Testin (R) held a hearing this month that included Senate Bill 336. The bill would, among other things, prohibit schools and universities from excluding students because of their vaccination status. And, again, it’s not just about coronavirus vaccines.

From MJS:

Last school year, about 86.5% of Wisconsin kindergartners had been fully vaccinated against measles, a preventable disease that is highly contagious and can cause severe illness in young children, according to a CDC report released last week. The measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine is one of several state-required vaccines that children must receive in order to attend school. 

That's compared to an estimated 93% of kindergartners in the rest of the country who had been vaccinated against measles, according to the data. Only three states reported a lower vaccination rate than Wisconsin for the disease: Alaska, Hawaii and Idaho.

The Democrats support a robust program of childhood vaccinations.

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