The collection mostly documents Grigsby’s activities and research related to her time in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Organized by subject, the papers are made up of three series: COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES, LEGISLATIVE SUBJECT FILES, and INVESTIGATIONS.
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES is comprised of files related to Grigsby’s participation in the Racial Disparities Task Force, Legislative Council on Affirmative Action, and the Legislative Council Regional Transport Authority Study Committee. Agendas, communication, minutes, research files, and notes are the types of documents included in this series.
LEGISLATIVE SUBJECT FILES are organized by bill or legislative measure. Much of this series is comprised of documents related to the 2009-2011 the biennial state budget for Wisconsin. As a member of the Joint Finance Committee, Grigsby helped prepare the Committee’s version of the state budget in 2008. State budget documents are divided into five volumes that reflect Grigsby’s original organization of the files. These papers are mostly Budget Summary Documents prepared by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, a non-partisan service agency of the Wisconsin Legislature that provides fiscal and program analyses to the legislature. Budget Issue Papers submitted by various state agencies to the legislature are included in with the budget documents. Files in this sub-series are organized by agency. The remaining Legislative Subject Files are related to various pieces of legislation that the Assembly considered from 2008-2012. Larger sub-series are related to the State’s elimination of tax incentives for film productions in Wisconsin, legislation related to the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, and the dismantling of Wisconsin’s Regional Transport Authorities.
INVESTIGATIONS is comprised of Grigsby’s research into the Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program, which assists low-income families to afford childcare. The program came under investigation in 2009 after the Legislative Audit Bureau found several instances of fraud committed by Wisconsin Shares Program participants. The program came under fire due to poor oversight and mismanagement. In 2010, Grigsby cosponsored legislative measures to improve the program. Documents include written testimony as well as Grigsby’s notes.
