WISPIRG: Wisconsin’s biennial budget will speed up transition to electric vehicles and improve public transit
Media contact: Peter Skopec, WISPIRG director, peter@wispirg.org, (847) 687-7229 WISPIRG commends vital investments, but also calls for more action Gov. Tony Evers today signed Wisconsin’s 2019-21 biennial budget, which includes positive steps to accelerate the state’s transition to electric vehicles and invests in Wisconsin’s local transportation infrastructure, including public transit. The governor used his line-item veto power to direct $10 million from the Volkswagen “Dieselgate” settlement – the maximum allowable amount – towards electric vehicle charging infrastructure, while Wisconsin’s remaining $15 million in settlement funds can be used for replacing polluting school and transit buses. After VW was caught three