Evers budget calls for schools funding boost and tax cuts, tax hikes for wealthy, manufacturers

Gov. Tony Evers Tuesday night called for boosting funding to Wisconsin schools by $3.4 billion, creating a new program to audit health insurance companies that deny too many claims and passing a series of tax cuts. The tax cut package totals $2 billion in relief via cutting local property taxes, eliminating the income tax on tips, and exempting products such as diapers and utilities from Wisconsin...