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Jodi Habush Sinykin: “It has put our universities back, it has been putting our…”

Featuring: Jodi Habush Sinykin, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 8

On The Porch WITH KWA Ft. Jodi Habush Sinykin | Episode 1

Published November 4, 2024 | Video Starts at 39:08

And that decision, that 10 plus years. Of a disinvested 10 years, that's a whole decade. I mean literally, it has put us back, It has put our universities back, it has been putting our schools back. And who unfortunately, who's paid the price? Of course the most are our children. And actions and spending decisions have consequences. (39:08–39:13)

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Asserts that lack of investment has negatively impacted Wisconsin's universities and schools.

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“Ypsilanti, Michigan, is the former site of three large institutions that had been closed.”
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“My dad has always taken on the big insurance companies, the big corporations.”
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“I helped pass Wisconsin's puppy mill bill.”
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“We were rock bottom in the country. Just horrible facilities, people's garages and basements and barns, and it just inhumane, ugly, horrible…”
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“For seven plus years, there had been an effort to try to pass a law.”
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“Finally, I was hired to represent Wisconsin Humane Society and work with Wisconsin federated humane societies around the state, law…”
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“I did the domestic abuse internship where I helped women, largely women in those cases.”
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“Also the AIDS internship and also the homelessness project.”
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“Whether it's defending the Great Lakes, whether it is protecting wildlife on behalf of our native tribes in Wisconsin, wolves, et cetera.”
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“Anything that has strong support starts at the grassroots.”
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“The assembly and Senate is [focused on] women's right over their own bodies, access to essential reproductive health care freedoms.”
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“This is a consequential election on [women's reproductive rights].”
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“The constitutional right in Wisconsin to education...means a quality education.”
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“Act 10 was a law that removed the ability of teachers and other public workers in Wisconsin to negotiate for their salaries and benefits.”
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“Act 10 has resulted in about a 19% income loss for teachers and other public workers over the last 10 plus years.”
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“We now officially have a teacher shortage in Wisconsin where we used to have amazing abundance.”
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“By having not enough teachers, what we're having now are classrooms up to 35 kids per teacher.”
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“There was a choice again by politicians...to not invest, not spend money on education all the way from K kindergarten to high school and at…”
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“Lead pipe replacement is a big deal in Milwaukee due to lifelong implications of lead exposure.”
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“We've got a $5 billion plus surplus right now.”
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