Evers proposes 8-cent gas tax hike as budget checks off string of Dem priorities

Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday issued a blueprint for reshaping state government after eight years of GOP control, proposing a boost in the minimum wage, the repeal of drug testing for those on food stamps and a goal of all electricity produced in Wisconsin being carbon free by 2050. The Dem’s first state budget also would increase the state’s gas tax by 8 cents a gallon. His office estimated that wo...