Madison, Wis. (AP)-Governor of Democratic Democratic Democratic Tony Evers and Republicans, controlling the State Law Publisher, announced an agreement on Tuesday on a new two-year budget, which reduces income taxes, increases funding for Wisconsin Universities, despite a threatening reduction and increases transportation taxes.
An agreement in the battlefield state where the Evers and Republicans have a long history that he does not work together appeared the day after a new budget was granted. However, there is no government closure when the budget is late. It is planned that the legislature will pass this week.
Evers called the transaction a “Kid” budget, which wins the Wisconsin children, families and our future. “
Here’s what to know about the Wisconsin Budget Agreement:
Tax reduction
Evers and Republicans have agreed to $ 1.3 billion in revenue tax reduction, mainly for the middle class. More than 1.6 million People will charge an average of $ 180 a year.
The transaction would expand the second lowest state income tax group and earn the first $ 24,000 in people 67 years and more than tax -free. It also eliminates electricity sales fee by saving taxpayers about $ 156 million in two years. USD.
The leaders of the Republican Legislative Publishing praised this agreement as a significant tax relief for the middle class and retirees.
“This budget gives us two greatest priorities: tax benefits for Wisconsin and reform to make the government more responsible,” Robin Vosas, chairman of the Republican Assembly, said in a statement.
And the leader of the Senate Republican majority, Devin Lemaahieu, praised it as a compromise that reduces taxes, but also stabilizes the state child care system and strengthens schools by increasing funding for special education.
Higher education
Wisconsin universities would increase by $ 256 million in two years. USD, ie the biggest increase in the UW system funding in about two decades. UW Regents asked to increase $ 855 million. USD, and June Republicans increased by $ 87 million.
This agreement also requires the faculty minimum workload requirement and requires an independent investigation into the future sustainability of the system.
Schools, roads and childcare gets more
Extra tax revenue will allocate $ 200 million.
The agreement increases the financing of childcare programs by $ 330 million in two years. USD, of which one third will be direct payments to providers. Money will replace the childcare graph program launched during the Covid-19 pandemic. That program providing funding for childcare service providers ended on Monday. Evers, Democrats and supporters of childcare have sought additional funding to address childcare deficiencies throughout the state.
K-12 Special Education Programs Financing will increase $ 500 million.
Civil servants, including the university, will increase by 3%this year and increase by 2%next year.
The budget agreement was reached after the Republicans killed more than 600 Evero’s proposals, including the legalization of marijuana, Medicaid extension and tax increases for millionaires.
The budget term missed
This is the first time the legislature has spent June 30th. Budget term from 2017 All three previous budgets of the legislator have been on time since Evers was the governor, to this. The Republicans have been holding the majority of the legislator since 2011.
Republicans negotiated more with Evers for this budget than the previous three, with most of them higher in the Senate and Assembly. In November, Democrats have acquired places and forcing the most control over at least one legislative Chamber next year.
In the last week’s negotiations, the Assembly Republicans called for a reciprocal transaction.
What’s next?
It is planned that the legislator’s budget writing committee will vote on the plan on Tuesday. The entire legislator must meet from Wednesday to give it the final passage.
The Republicans have a narrow majority of the 18-15 -year -old in the Senate, and two GOP senators said they were planning to vote against the budget, expected to need some democratic voices to pass it.
Once the budget is eliminated by the legislature, Evers will be able to make changes using his broad partial veto powers. However, his office said Evers would not review any budget provisions that were part of the agreement he had reached with Republicans.
Evers, who is in the middle of his second term, stated that he would announce his decision or seek a third term after the budget was signed. He has 10 working days to take action on the cost plan when the legislature passes it.
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The Associated Press writer Todd Richmond contributed to this story.