Remy's Priorities
Childcare
We need to make childcare more affordable and accessible in Wisconsin. Often, parents are making the difficult decision of leaving the work force because child care is too expensive, or too difficult to find. This is especially true in rural areas like the 70th Assembly District, where childcare centers are closing at an alarming rate.
Infrastructure
Rural roads and bridges are often overlooked by the state. Because of this, they are in desperate need of repair and replacement, and our local governments don't have the funds to fix them all.
These are the roads that farmers use to get their crops to market, the roads that school buses travel in rough weather to pick up and drop off our kids, the roads that our rural residents take to get to and from work. It's time to fix the way we fund these projects.
Reproductive Health Care
I believe in a right to reproductive health care, including abortion rights. But the conversation over reproductive health care shouldn't end here. We also need to increase access to prenatal and postnatal care, protect IVF for people wanting to start families, and guarantee that new parents have all the resources they need.
Public Education
We need to increase funding to our public schools. Year after year, taxpayers across the state must vote to raise money for their schools through operating referendums, which is not a long-term strategy.
We also need to find ways to bring more teachers into the profession and keep teachers we currently have from leaving. We are in the midst of a teacher shortage that isn't ending soon, and this problem falls especially hard on rural communities.
Expand Medicaid
Wisconsin is one of only ten states that has not expanded Medicaid.
Taking this very simple act would bring health care to almost 90,000 residents of Wisconsin, including hundreds of people living in the 70th Assembly District. Expanding Medicaid would also generate more than $1.5 billion in savings. This would be an obvious win-win for our state.
Cannabis Legalization
Three of Wisconsin's neighbors have now legalized cannabis: Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan. Every year, Wisconsin residents cross state lines to spend their money, when they could be spending that money here. Cannabis legalization is supported by almost two-thirds of Wisconsin residents and would generate millions in revenue for the state, which could be reinvested in programs and services.