Governor Tony Evers signed the two-year state budget today with some partial vetoes (Wednesday). Evers says he’s excited to be able to return some of the things he promised to bring to Wisconsin residents including more education funding. He said,” and through a veto promise, I am adding nearly 100-million dollars more in per pupil aid for our schools compared to the budget that was passed by the legislature.” Evers’ version of the budget restores funding for state youth prisons, allows the state prosecutor’s office to decide where new staff positions will be filled across the state, and cuts back on work requirements for food and health assistance programs. He vows to continue to fight for Medicaid expansion. Evers said vetoing the entire budget would have been “more of the same divisiveness and petty political theatrics the people of Wisconsin have to had to put p with for far too long.”
