MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Will the governor and Republicans in the legislature find a way to lower property taxes?
Governor Tony Evers wants lawmakers to approve $1.3 billion in property tax relief he included in the budget, something Republicans rejected. And Evers rejects Republican claims that his 400-year veto and its annual increase in per pupil spending of $325 drove up property taxes.
“They can use that as an excuse if they want to. Let’s just get this done. I don’t believe that it has anything to do with it.,” Evers said.
But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says the veto must be part of any discussions.
“I mean, if all we’re going to do is keep putting, you know, hundreds of millions of dollars into the problem that he created, it seems to me like the first thing you should do is agree that there is a problem that needs to be fixed. And then we address how do we take care of the one that’s already been created,” Vos said.
Evers said state revenues for 2025-27 are on track to come in as much as $1 billion higher than previously projected.