GET ME REWRITE: Heartless WISGOP shits on the homeless

 

Headline:  Wisconsin Watch, 7/17/2025

Janelle Mella reports on Howard Marklein's and Marl Born's love of the chicken dance:

Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal gave them reason for hope. It included over $24 million of new funding to address homelessness. 

The funding would have increased support for programs, including the Housing Assistance Program that provides support services for those experiencing homelessness and the State Shelter Subsidy Grant Program that funds shelter operations. 

But after the Republican-controlled budget committee cut Evers’ proposal, organizations were left with the same state resources they had last year, despite increasing homelessness across the state and looming cuts in federal support. 

Joint Finance Committee co-chairs Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, and Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, who both represent mostly rural districts in Wisconsin, did not reply to multiple requests for comment.  [emphases added]

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