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Jodi Emerson: “We've got people in power in Madison who say they're for…”

Featuring: Jodi Emerson, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 91

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Campaign 2020: Rep. Jodi Emerson (D) Eau Claire - 91st Assembly District

Published | Video Starts at 13:35

Should those caps continue to try to hold down property taxes on homes. You know, that is such a hot button topic. You know, We've got people in power in Madison who say they're for local control, but yet they want to put constraints on locally elected officials so that they can't raise those property taxes. They can't do the job that they were hired by their constituents to do. So I'd like to be able to free that up somewhat to give the power to … (13:35–13:49)

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Asserts that state officials in Madison limit local control over property tax decisions.

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