Budgets are necessary to keep us on track, lay out our priorities and work toward what we want to accomplish. Every two years, the Governor introduces a budget that reflects the values of our state. The state budget is a moral document just as much as it’s a financial map for the years ahead. When state leaders approve the budget, we’re showing the world who we are and what we stand for.

For those of you who are following the impeachment trial carefully, this is the live stream of the first day of the Senate impeachment trial, thanks to the PBS NewsHour.

This is the live stream provided by Wisconsin Eye of today's Wisconsin Elections Commission meeting. The meeting is a look back at the November 2020 election and the agenda and other information are on the Elections Commission website at https://elections.wi.gov/node/7305 .

Now is the time when our government should be focusing on our COVID-19 recovery. Wisconsin leaders should be fixing the unemployment insurance crisis, working on the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and expanding broadband access for every rural household. This is what I’d rather spend my time on. Sadly, other issues have overshadowed the essential work that should be happening because our nation is as divided as it’s ever been.