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Assembly Insists on Tax Relief in Budget
It’s now two-against-one in the negotiations over Wisconsin’s next state budget.
Both Assembly Republicans and Gov. Tony Evers’ office are openly blaming the Wisconsin Senate for Thursday afternoon’s news that budget talks have once again broken down.
“We have chosen to work together so our tax reductions actually become law, schools continue to be funded, Medicaid patients continue to receive care, and road construction projects do not stop,” Speaker Robin Vos said in a statement. “This is the most conservative and the most responsible option. This budget is on a trajectory to have a more conservative growth rate than the budget that was passed by the Assembly and the Senate two years ago. We hope Senate Republicans will come back to the table to finish fighting for these reforms and complete the budget on time.”
“Ultimately, the Senate needs to decide whether they were elected to govern and get things done or not," Evers spokesperson Britt Cudaback said in a post on X.
The Senate is getting the blame after former Senate Pres. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, on Tuesday called for Republicans to not vote for the budget, and force Gov. Evers to live with the current state budget from two years ago.
“Assembly and Senate Republicans have met in good faith with Gov. Evers over the past couple weeks and have had productive conversations towards a budget that cuts taxes, puts more money into K-12 schools to stave off higher property taxes, and funds childcare and the university system in exchange for meaningful reforms," Vos and Republican Assembly budget chief Mark Born added in their statement. “Assembly Republicans will not pass a budget that doesn’t have a guarantee from Gov. Evers of tax relief in it."
Both Vos and the Senate Republicans walked away from budget talks last week after they said Gov. Evers refused to back away from huge spending increases for the next two years.
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