MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Democratic state lawmakers want to cap utility rates in Wisconsin.
They’ll unveil legislation at the Capitol Tuesday. Milwaukee Representative Darrin Madison is lead author on the bill which would cap the percentage of income Wisconsin households pay for heat and electricity.
According to Census Bureau data, 24% of Americans couldn’t pay their utility bills last year. Democrats say that crisis will be made even worse by the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Income Home Energy Assistance program, which helps fund Wisconsin’s home energy assistance program.