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Wisconsin’s Budget Talks Stall. Here’s How It Could Affect the 2026 Governor’s Race
- After several months of discussions in Madison, Governor Tony Evers and the GOP leadership have decided to discontinue their efforts to reach a bipartisan agreement on Wisconsin’s 2025-27 state budget.
- The breakdown resulted from Republicans' refusal to support Evers' spending priorities despite his agreement to back their tax cut proposals.
- The stalled talks follow a history of divided government with previous budgets passed by the Legislature then modified by Evers' veto powers ahead of the July 1 deadline.
- Evers stated that he was willing to compromise to achieve key improvements for Wisconsin's children, but Republicans did not agree to fund education and child care initiatives.
- The stalemate could affect the 2026 governor's race by giving Democrats leverage on key issues amid efforts to gain legislative control and Evers’ pending decision on a third term.
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Gov. Evers responds to Republicans’ decision to back out of bipartisan budget negotiations
MADISON, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) - Republicans in the Wisconsin State Legislature on Wednesday backed out of months’ worth of bipartisan budget negotiations with Gov. Tony Evers toward reaching bipartisan compromise on the 2025-27 Biennial Budget. Despite having secured the governor’s support for Republicans’ half of the proposal, which included an income tax cut targeting Wisconsin’s middle-class and working families and eliminating income taxes for c…
After failed negotiations with Evers, Republicans continue work on state budget
Budget negotiations between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the state Legislature have broken down, leaving lawmakers on a short timeline to draft their own proposal.The GOP-led Joint Finance Committee met Thursday to work on a new two-year budget for only the third time this year. Two years ago, at this time, the committee had met seven times to vote on spending plans for state agencies.The governor and top Republicans ha…
Assembly Speaker predicts state budget will be completed "like always"
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos remains optimistic the state budget will be in place within a month, despite negotiations breaking down between GOP leadership and Gov. Tony Evers’ office. “I’m super optimistic that, like always, we will get it done by July 4th,” Vos told WTMJ’s Wis. Morning News on Thursday. “We’ve been talking about this for awhile.” The Speaker’s comments come a day after both sides admitted to breaking off talks. “In the end, we j…
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