MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin State Assembly met today to debate the 2025-2027 Wisconsin state budget. Representative Deb Andraca (D-Whitefish Bay) – who serves as a member of the state’s budget-writing Joint Finance Committee – released the following statement regarding the Assembly passage of the bill:  “It has been an

MADISON — State Representative Angelina Cruz cast a firm “No” vote on the state budget today, calling it “an obvious choice” and condemning it as a failure to meet the real needs of Wisconsin residents. “This budget doesn’t fix the problem—it is the problem,” said Rep. Cruz. “Republicans gutted the Governor’s original proposal,

MADISON –Rep. Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc) issued the following statement after the Wisconsin State Assembly passed the 2025-2027 biennial budget: “Today, I voted for a re-crafted, bipartisan budget that makes investments in many priorities for Wisconsinites including public safety, K-12 education, transportation infrastructure, the agriculture industry, child care, and provides significant

MADISON – The Wisconsin Health Care Association/Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living (WHCA/WiCAL) issued the following statement following the passage of the 2025-27 Biennial Budget Bill: The 2025-27 Biennial Budget bill includes crucial funding to maintain access to long-term care services across the State of Wisconsin, specifically funding to support reimbursement

MADISON, Wis – Representative Clinton Anderson votes to reject the 2025-2027 Biennial Budget. “K-12 schools, child care providers, hospital operators, transit systems, and the UW system have been asked to do more with less for far too long. I am sincerely grateful that Senate Democrats were at the table to

Madison, Wis: Today, Representative Ann Roe (D-Janesville) joined fellow Democrats in authoring 24 amendments to the 2025-2027 Wisconsin State Budget. After Republicans voted against all 24 amendments, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed the State Budget. Rep. Roe voted no on the final State Budget Bill. “As my colleagues noted, budget building

Madison – Both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature met on Wednesday to vote to approve the 2025-27 biennial state budget. Senator Rob Stafsholt (R – New Richmond), a member of the Joint Finance Committee, voted in favor of the budget agreement struck between Governor Evers and legislative leadership. The compromise delivered

MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) released the following statement after Governor Evers vetoed the planned closure of Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI) by 2029, as well as new positions for the state’s nonpartisan, award-winning Legislative Audit Bureau, from the 2025-26 State Budget: “Governor Evers’ veto is a signal he

Madison, WI – Representative Rick Gundrum (R-Slinger) today voted in favor of the 2025-2027 Wisconsin State Budget. After the vote, he released the following statement: “The 2025-2027 state budget is a product of negotiation and compromise. I remain deeply concerned about the trajectory of state spending, but I believe there

MADISON, Wis. – Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) released the following statement after the Wisconsin Senate passed the 2025-27 state budget: “As Senate vice-chair of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, I would like to thank my colleagues for all their hard work in putting together a biennial spending plan that

EAU CLAIRE— Senator Jeff Smith (D-Brunswick) voted in favor of the budget compromise between  legislative Democratic leadership and Governor Evers with Republicans, who up until last week failed to garner the necessary votes for passage. “For over a year our region has been trying to pick up the pieces from

MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto), Northeast Wisconsin’s only member on the Joint Committee on Finance, released the following statement after the 2025-26 State Budget passed the Wisconsin State Senate: “From the start, I’ve advocated for a state budget that funds our infrastructure needs, lowers our tax burden, and delivers

Madison – Today, Senator Dora Drake of the 4th Senate District votes against the 2025-2027 Biennial Budget. Senator Drake has provided the following statement: “After months of chaos and years of ineffective governance, Legislative Republicans have failed to secure votes in their own caucus and came to us in the midnight hour

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Senate voted on the 2025-2027 State Budget. After the vote, Senator Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the following statement: “While the budget the State Senate passed today was a significant improvement on the harmful path set by Republican legislators who threatened to slash funding for

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Representative Stroud voted NO on the final state budget, citing two red lines: the budget fails to provide sufficient general aid to public schools, shifting the burden to local taxpayers, and includes unprecedented political interference in the operations of Wisconsin’s public universities. “Failing to fund general aid

MADISON, WI – Tonight, the Wisconsin State Senate was finally able to pass a new state budget deal, only after the Governor and Senate Democrats fought off many disastrous Republican proposals and created a budget that works for the people of our state.  Democratic Senators Hesselbein (SD-27), Wall (SD-30), Pfaff (SD-32),

Madison, WI – Today, the Wisconsin State Senate passed the 2025-27 biennial budget with bipartisan support. Senator Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska) voted in favor of the budget, which resulted from negotiations between Democratic and Republican legislative leaders and Governor Tony Evers. Sen. Brad Pfaff released the following statement: “While this budget is far

MADISON, WI – Today, the Wisconsin State Senate passed Senate Bill 45, the Wisconsin State Budget, on a vote of 19–14. Senator Habush Sinykin and Senate Democrats offered more than two dozen amendments to improve the budget, from Knowles-Nelson Stewardship reauthorization to tax cuts to veterans benefits to increased school

Madison – I understand that, at the end, no one gets everything they want. Governor Tony Evers was able to make progress on key issues affecting Wisconsin families. Investments in childcare, special education, the UW-System, and a retirement tax break for seniors are all areas that I support, and I am

MADISON – Senator Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield) released the following statement about tonight’s budget vote: “During my time as an elected official, I have been honored to champion many tax cuts that have sought to return every tax dollar possible to the hard-working taxpayers of Wisconsin. Most recently the Republican-led legislature