New Poll: Wisconsin Supports Failed Budget Surplus Bill

Most Wisconsinites say they wanted failed surplus deal; analysts projected it would lead to deficit

Gov. Tony Evers has said that Democrats have put themselves into a “bad place” by not supporting the deal ahead of the midterm elections. Evers and GOP leaders announced the deal earlier this month and then swiftly pushed it to a vote where it failed in the Senate. (Photo by Baylor Spears/Wisconsin Examiner)A new Marquette Law School poll found 80% of Wisconsinites said the Legislature should have passed a budget surplus bill that ultimately fai…

New poll: Wisconsin supports failed budget surplus bill

A new Marquette University Law School poll found 80% of Wisconsin adults say the failed budget surplus deal on tax relief and school funding should have passed.

Poll: 80% of Wisconsinites backed failed $1.8B surplus deal: Will this impact voters in the governor's race?

A new Marquette University Law School poll shows 80% of Wisconsin adults believe the $1.8 billion budget surplus deal proposed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos should have passed and that support crossed party lines.The deal would have provided rebate checks, property tax relief, tax cuts, and funding for schools and special education. It won bipartisan support in the Assembly but failed in the Senate by 2 …

Marquette Law School Poll finds rare bipartisan agreement on Wisconsin budget surplus bill

MADISON (WKOW) — A new Marquette Law School Poll finds 80% of Wisconsin adults say the legislature should have passed a proposed bill using the projected state budget surplus to

Poll: Majority of Wisconsinites think legislators should've passed surplus bill

A total of 77% of Republicans thought it should’ve passed and 82% of Democrats thought the same thing.

Happening Today: Most Wisconsin voters say a failed tax relief package should have passed

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A new Marquette University Law School poll shows broad support for the bipartisan tax and education package that failed in the Wisconsin Senate earlier this month. The proposal backed by Governor Tony Evers and Republican leaders would have used some of the state’s surplus for property tax relief, rebate checks, and increased special education funding. According to the poll, 80 percent of Wisconsin voters across party lines say…