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Schoemann's Plan to Decentralize Wisconsin
One of the Republicans running for Wisconsin governor wants to move large parts of state government out of Madison.
Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann on Friday announced what he is calling his Shrink Madison plan.
"The whole state shouldn't exist to serve the seat of state government. The government should serve the people. Moving agencies out of Madison will make the bureaucracy more responsive to the people they serve, save money, and improve the state's economic vitality in the process,” Schoemann said.
First, Schoemann is looking to shrink state government, which he said will spend what he calls a “staggering” $111 billion over the next two-years.
“Money is sent to Madison by taxpayers from across the state and largely spent there, buoying the local Dane County economy with a steady, reliable stream of cash and jobs,” Schoemann said in his plan.
Part of Schoemann’s plan is to sell un-used, or under-used state-owned buildings.
Schoemann also wants to require state workers to return to work in person.
But, if Schoemann has his way, they won’t all return to Madison.
Schoemann’s Shrink Madison plan would move several large state agencies out of Madison.
Schoeman wants to move the Department of Natural Resources to Wausau. He is also suggesting to move the Department of Tourism to either the Dells or Rhinelander. He would also like to see the VA moved to La Crosse, the Department of Financial Institutions moved to Green Bay, the Department of Workforce Development and the Department of Children
and Families moved to either Kenosha or Racine, and see the Department of Agriculture relocated to Stevens Point.
“Moving agencies out of Madison will make the bureaucracy more responsive to the people they serve, save money, and improve the state's economic vitality in the process. Madison and its surrounding area have some of the lowest unemployment levels in the state, but the economy of the whole state should benefit from state government,” he added.
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