Tyler Vorpagel, District 27 State Assembly Representative
27th District Assembly Representative Tyler Vorpagel of Plymouth voted with all his Republican colleagues along with four Democrats to pass a two-year state budget on Tuesday. The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration next Wednesday and, if approved in that house, goes to Governor Tony Evers. Evers could then choose to either sign, reject, or modify the budget bill that contains cuts to income, property and business taxes of nearly $3-1/2 billion.
Vorpagel praised the document for saving the typical Wisconsin family roughly $1,200 in property taxes over the biennium, while increasing K-12 education spending that now qualifies for additional federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act, sets aside $350 million for future education funding when federal funds run out, and doubles investments in school mental health programs over the last biennium.
Vorpagel said: “I hope that the Governor sees the budget we passed today for what it is, a budget that puts the people of Wisconsin first, and signs it as is.”
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