This week we look at the likely effects of Governor Walker’s proposed budget on county government revenues and services. Discussion of the budget proposal will include Marathon County Administrator Brad Karger, focusing on the proposed 24% reduction in shared revenues, cutbacks in Badgercare coverage, the enrollment freeze in Family Care, cutbacks in highway maintenance money, added complexity to Senior Care enrollment, and the proposal to transfer low income programs like Medicaid and FoodShare from the county to the state, and contract them out to a private vendor. 26 Marathon County social service workers will likely be laid off because of the Medicaid and FoodShare transfer. Listeners will be able to phone in live on the air with their comments and questions.
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