Overview
- Gov. Tony Evers said in a WISN Channel 12 interview that campaign politics derailed a $1.8 billion tax and school funding package.
- He pointed to Republican Tom Tiffany’s outreach to lawmakers and said it discouraged votes for the bill.
- The plan offered rebate checks up to $600 for married couples, ended state income tax on tips and overtime, and steered $600 million to K‑12 schools.
- The Assembly moved the package forward, but every Senate Democrat voted no and the bill failed in the Senate.
- Evers said he did not try to whip Democratic votes, leaving rebate checks off the table and schools without the special‑education increase he sought.