Tiffany Takes Protecting Wisconsin Farmland Tour to Osseo

Congressman Tom Tiffany visited HV Acres Farm in Osseo on Friday as part of his statewide Protecting Wisconsin Farmland campaign tour.

Congressman Tiffany’s comments highlighted his intent to prevent the state’s farmland from being purchased by foreign entities if elected as Wisconsin Governor in November. He also shared his thoughts on the state’s farmland being used for things like solar fields and wind-based power generation, as well as increasingly common data center developments.

“We have these massive solar fields that are being built in Wisconsin, giant wind turbines, and now data centers,” he said. “And it simply doesn’t make sense that we would turn our beautiful farmland over to these developments when it’s unnecessary. And also, we should make sure that local people have a say in this.”

School funding is another topic that will be at the forefront of voters’ minds in the November election. Congressman Tiffany says he wants to lower property taxes that have skyrocketed due to school referendum proposals, while also providing those school districts with the funding they need to maintain their current operations. Asked how he plans to do that if elected, he cited increases in the state budget over recent years as evidence that the state legislature can provide local municipalities with that funding.

“There’s plenty of money in Madison to be able to help out locals,” he said. “Madison does not have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem. And it’s time for Madison to help out those local municipalities and make sure that they have sufficient funding, including through shared revenue, that they can carry out what they need to get done.”

The Republican Congressman will face off with Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, now officially the Democratic nominee in the race for Wisconsin Governor, in the November midterm election.