The Lie: Legislative Republicans claim they alone were responsible for the tax cuts in this year’s budget.
The Lie: Legislative Republicans claim they alone were responsible for the tax cuts in this year’s budget.
The Truth: Gov. Evers’ 2021-23 budget was the first bipartisan budget in more than a decade. Gov. Evers brought both Democrats and Republicans together to pass the largest increase in general aid for education and the first increase in special education funding in more than a decade, and a $3.4 billion income tax cut for Wisconsinites.
While the positive impact on Wisconsin families and businesses is what’s most important here, if we’re talking about who gets the credit: this one was a team effort, spearheaded by the governor, who signed the first bipartisan budget since 2007 into law.
- Conservative talk show host Jeff Wagner of 620 radio said: “I give Evers credit for signing this. He signed one of the largest tax decreases – tax cuts – in state history. He deserves credit for signing it. The Legislature gets credit for writing it. So credit to go around.”
After he signed this budget, Gov. Evers also directed an additional $100 million in additional aid to public schools. [WPR, 7/8/21]