Rep. Armstrong: Votes for tax relief, Senate kills it

The State Assembly met in special session on May 13 to vote on returning a large portion of the estimated $2.4 billion state surplus to the state’s taxpayers.  State Rep. Dave Armstrong (R-Rice Lake) joined members from both sides of the aisle to approve this historic measure.  However, the State Senate rejected the proposal shortly afterward. “Years of responsible Republican budgeting, ...