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Republicans Seek Second Vote on Wisconsin Tax-and-Schools Deal After Senate Defeat

The move highlights lingering fallout from the Senate’s rejection of a $1.8 billion package.

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Gov. Tony Evers takes questions from eighth-graders Monday, May 11, 2026, in Barneveld, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
Gov. Tony Evers joins UPFRONT is his first interview since the tax relief deal fell part
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Overview

  • Six Assembly Republicans asked Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday to call another special session following last Wednesday’s 15–18 Senate vote that killed the plan.
  • The letter from Reps. Shannon Zimmerman, Todd Novak, Bob Donovan, Ben Franklin, Pat Snyder and Clint Moses says families need relief and schools need support.
  • The defeated package paired $870 million in rebate checks with an end to state income tax on tips and overtime, plus $315 million for special education and $300 million in general aid to lower property taxes.
  • Evers said Monday that politics sank the deal, blaming Senate Democrats and GOP candidate Tom Tiffany, and Tiffany said he did not tell anyone how to vote.
  • The GOP’s 18–15 Senate majority could spare only one defection, and three Republicans joined all Democrats, leaving school leaders warning of budget strain as the surplus sits unused.