Rep. Rivera-Wagner: Votes against short term surplus proposal, calls for real affordability solutions

MADISON, Wis. — State Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner voted against the Legislature’s surplus spending proposal, citing concerns about fairness, property taxes, school funding, local governments, and long term affordability. Rivera-Wagner said the proposal was publicly described as a “$600 tax rebate,” despite many families receiving significantly less, in some cases as little as one dollar, wh...