Gov Evers wants to restore funding for Planned Parenthood in WI

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Evers going up against Fitzgerald and Vos is a tremendous task.






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"Wisconsin (has) the highest infant mortality rate for black babies nationwide."

— Shelia Stubbs on Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 in a public forum

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State Rep. Stubbs hits target with claim on Wisconsin's black infant mortality rate


https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2019/apr/16/shelia-stubbs/state-rep-stubbs-hits-target-claim-wisconsins-blac/

By D.L. Davis on Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 at 4:29 p.m.


3-month-old Muntasir Mahdi takes a nap on the back of Melissa Marthol at a Doula workshop on North 48th Street in Milwaukee in Nov. 2014. The training aims to create doulas to assist expectant women. (A. Peterson/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).

Gov. Tony Evers’ budget includes proposals on a smorgasbord of issues, from legalizing medical marijuana, to boosting the minimum wage and helping homeowners replace lead pipes.

The governor, a Democrat, also included $28 million in new funding for the "Healthy Women, Healthy Babies" initiative.

Republican lawmakers have balked at that proposal, mainly because it includes a provision to restore Planned Parenthood funding blocked under former Gov. Scott Walker.

Democratic lawmakers held a news conference on March 12, 2019 to support the initiative, with state Rep. Shelia Stubbs, D-Madison, highlighting racial disparities in the state’s infant mortality rate.

"Wisconsin (has) the highest infant mortality rate for black babies nationwide," Stubbs declared.

Is she right?

The evidence............................................

[BlueWI]

1. Thanks, Governor!

We can be proud of our chief executive again!