Issue Position: Local Economies

Issue Position

Doug supports legislation that invests in Wisconsin's local economies, such as the Farm-to-School lunch program, which would directly invest our tax-payer dollars in local farms, and in turn assure that school children have access to fresh, local, and healthy produce. Doug also supports investing in infrastructure that will facilitate the growth of local economies, such as cooperative produce processing plants, which allow small farms to get their products on local shelves. "We can create jobs by keeping our money in our own communities. By shopping at your neighbor's shop, rather than a big box store, Wisconsonites can increase employment, neighbor by neighbor" said La Follette.

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