Advisory Referendum on Welfare Approved by Wisconsin Assembly

Friday, January 20th, 2023 -- 8:01 AM

(Bob Hague, WRN) Wisconsin voters will be asked on April’s statewide ballot whether childless, able bodied adults should be required to look for work to get welfare benefits.

Green Bay Democrat Christina Shelton during Thursday’s Assembly debate. “It is amazing to see the mental gymnastics that Wisconsin Republicans are actively pursuing to make sense of something that already is happening.”

Lodi Republican Jon Plumer, "This is something the state's supposed to be doing. It's not the only instance in the state of Wisconsin where an agency is not following the letter of the law.”

It’s an advisory referendum, meaning no action is required if approved by voters. Voters will also be asked to approve a proposed constitutional amendment on bail reform.

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