US EditionWisconsin’s budget includes tax cuts, university funding boost and prison closure
- On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, Wisconsin Democratic Governor Tony Evers and Republican leaders agreed to a bipartisan two-year state budget deal in Madison.
- The deal emerged after missing the June 30 deadline and weeks of difficult negotiations marked by Senate Republican walkouts and disputes over funding allocations.
- The budget plan allocates substantial tax relief affecting approximately 1.6 million Wisconsin residents, provides a $256 million boost to the University of Wisconsin system, and includes a $300 million commitment toward supporting child care programs.
- Governor Evers pledged to sign the tax cut plan without partial vetoes and highlighted, "this is a pro-kid budget that’s a win for Wisconsin’s kids, families, and our future," while Assembly Speaker Robin Vos praised tax relief and government reforms.
- The agreement aims to stabilize the child care industry without extending pandemic subsidies, increase special education funding, and order an audit of the UW system, indicating ongoing bipartisan compromise despite legislative challenges.
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Universities of Wisconsin: President Jay Rothman issues statement on 2025-27 budget agreement
MADISON, Wis.—Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman issued this statement today regarding the budget agreement approved by the Joint Finance Committee: “The Universities of Wisconsin, in every part of our state and home to over 164,000 students, are among Wisconsin’s...
Evers and GOP leaders reach bipartisan budget deal
A tentative bipartisan deal between Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders in the state Legislature calls for billions in new spending on public schools, child care and state universities, along with income tax cuts worth more than $1 billion. Evers announced the agreement early Tuesday. But as the saying goes, the ink hasn’t dried on the compromise. In a statement, Evers said it’s contingent on his approval of any final changes to the two-year …
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Your Alaska LinkEvers: Wisconsin leaders come to biennial budget compromise
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin leaders reached a budget compromise agreement that includes $1.4 billion increase in funding for K-12 schools, $330 million for child care and a $256 million increase for the University of Wisconsin system, Gov. Tony Evers…
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers reaches budget deal with Republicans to cut taxes, fund university system
Reading Time: 3 minutes Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the state Legislature announced a deal Tuesday on a new two-year budget that cuts income taxes, increases funding for the Universities of Wisconsin despite a threatened cut and raises fees to pay for transportation projects. The deal in the battleground state, where Evers and Republicans have a long history of not working together, emerged the day after the …
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