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

Madison- Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) issued the following statement after the State Senate passed the legislature’s version of the 2025-27 state budget 19-14. The budget includes $1.3 billion in income tax relief. “This budget is a monumental win for the state of Wisconsin. “Today’s workforce is more mobile

GREEN BAY – Today, State Senator Jamie Wall joined four of his Democratic colleagues in support of the 2025 – 2027 budget bill negotiated between Governor Evers, Republican leaders of both houses of the Legislature, and the Democratic leader of the State Senate. “This is not the budget I would

Madison – Today, the Wisconsin State Senate took up the 2025-27 state biennial budget bill, Senate Bill 45, and voted on its passage. Senator Keyeski (D-Lodi) released the following statement following her vote against the budget bill:  “Today’s vote was a difficult one. In the end, a state budget is

MADISON, WI — Today, State Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove) released the following statement explaining her vote against the 2025-27 Wisconsin biennial budget, citing deep concerns over it’s failure to adequately fund public education, child care, and critical services for workers and families: “I cannot and could not in good

Madison, WI … Senator Cory Tomczyk (R-Mosinee) released the following statement regarding the passage of the Wisconsin 2025-2027 biennial state budget: “Wisconsin’s 2025–2027 biennial state budget represents responsible investment in the future of our state.  From historic tax relief, targeted funding for rural communities, and major infrastructure initiatives, this budget reflects

“I live in the real world. Wishing Republicans held all the power in Madison and acting like it doesn’t make it so. We need to deal with the hand we’re dealt. We have a Democratic governor, and some Republicans who refused to negotiate in good faith. Like any budget, there

MADISON, WI – Today, after last-minute negotiations between Senate Democratic Minority Leader Hesselbein (D-Middleton), Governor Evers, and Republican Leadership, the 2025-27 biennial budget bill was passed out of the State Senate on a bipartisan vote. Senator Dassler-Alfheim (D-Appleton) voted in favor.  “It’s not the budget that I would have written,