Wisconsin State Senator Devin Lemahieu
Wisconsin’s Senate gave its approval to a new state budget and sent it to the Assembly for concurrence on Wednesday.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu of Oostburg said that “Under this plan, Wisconsinites will see lower taxes, better local services – like police, fire and EMS – and stronger schools.” LeMahieu called the original budget crafted by Governor Evers a “flawed document” that would have raised taxes, expanded welfare, and turned a historic surplus into a record deficit. Minority Democrats, though, didn’t see it that way.
Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard of Madison had hoped to gain approval for an amendment that would have pumped more money into the Child Care Counts program, but called the Republican’s unanimous party-line rejection of that measure “shameful and wrong”, indicating that as a result, “Over 2,000 child care facilities may close…”.
LeMahieu, though, said that the budget approved by Republicans “…responsibly invests in core priorities and returns a record amount of money back to the taxpayers.”
If the Assembly approves, the document then faces final action by Governor Evers.
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