Contact: Senator Tom Tiffany (608) 266-2509 MADISON – State Senator Tom Tiffany (R-Hazelhurst) released the following statement following the Senate’s passage of SB30/AB64, also known as the 2017-19 biennial state budget: “It has been a pleasure to work with my colleagues on the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) to develop the 2017-19 biennial state budget. This budget provides much needed tax relief for homeowners and small business owners by eliminating three taxes from our code, while continuing to invest in our education system across the state. “The 2017-19 budget ensures that Wisconsinites receive the best return on the investment of their

Contact: Senator Janet Bewley (608) 266-3510 The Budget the Republican majority barely passed tonight fails Wisconsin in so many ways. Take the issue that we can all agree on – the need to fix Wisconsin’s crumbling roads. After six years and two studies that showed a clear path to deal with the Transportation crisis, this budget provides … another study and more borrowing. 6 pages of the Republican’s 18-page Transportation motion was devoted to taking away local control over quarries. It didn’t have to be this way. My Democratic colleagues and I tried to make it better by offering amendments.

CONTACT: Sen.Larson 608.266.7505 MADISON – The following is a statement from Senator Chris Larson regarding the Senate passage of the defenseless 2017-19 state budget: “We all are deeply concerned about our communities and our children’s future. Wisconsin families, friends, and neighbors are being left behind by Walker and state Republicans. Whereas my Democratic colleagues and I proposed ideas to strengthen our communities, reward hard work, and invest in our kids’ future, Republicans in the Senate sold Wisconsin to the highest bidder. “Democrats offered several ideas that would supported Wisconsin working families by restoring the desperately needed funds that have been

CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org Walker pledges to veto shady PFA power grab targeted by AFP activists Budget deal protects taxpayers while reforming state government MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin is praising an 11th hour deal struck between Governor Scott Walker and conservative Senators Steve Nass, Duey Stroebel, and Chris Kapenga to significantly improve the state budget to protect taxpayers and reform state government. According to AFP-WI State Director Eric Bott, the deal advances several key priorities for the free-market activist group including stopping a suspicious provision to give vast new powers to Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (PFA)

Contact: State Senator David Craig (608) 266-5400 Madison, WI — Today, State Senator David Craig (R-Town of Vernon) voted NO on the 2017-19 Biennial Budget, Assembly Bill 64. He released the following statement: “While this budget contains positive provisions like finally repealing the rest of our prevailing wage law, a reform I have long supported, it fails in its primary function – to appropriately limit the size, and thus the role, of government in our lives. As Ronald Reagan once said, ‘As government expands, liberty contracts.’ With that in mind, I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues

Jordan Krieger, 608-266-5810 (MADISON) – In response to today’s budget passage, Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “The budget that was passed today reflects a disconnect between Wisconsin’s needs and GOP priorities. While Republicans remembered to include a $4 million giveaway for a tiny airport near a donor’s golf course, the GOP forget our children, our roads, and the vital services our communities depend on,” said Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee). “Our schools have faced historic cuts under Governor Walker and this budget fails to make whole what Walker has taken away.” Senator Taylor voiced frustration at Senate Republicans

Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 MADISON- Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) has released the following statement after voting in-favor of 2017 Assembly Bill 64, the biennial budget: “Overall, this is a good budget for Northeast Wisconsin. By prioritizing education and supporting training for Wisconsin’s workers, this budget will help to move our state forward. “In April, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC), the State’s budget committee, took a bold step in favor of accountable government when they removed all non-fiscal policy items from the budget. While some non-fiscal policy items have been put back in, these items are fewer

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— Today’s vote from the Wisconsin State Senate sends a conservative budget to Governor Scott Walker’s desk. By cutting taxes and making record investments into our classrooms, Republican leaders in the Legislature and Governor Scott Walker are teaming up to make sure our state continues working and winning. The Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Brad Courtney: “Governor Walker and the Republican leaders in the State Senate are fighting for hard-working Wisconsinites. The conservative budget that the Legislature is sending to the governor’s desk cuts taxes and makes historic investments