Governor Evers talks state budget, reacts to legislative leader’s comments on K-12 funding
The Governor made the comments in a press briefing on Friday that was embargoed until this morning. Along with commenting on K-12 funding in the state budget, the governor announced his intention to propose allowing state citizens to directly put binding referendum questions on the ballot thereby bypassing the state Legislature. This is in response to recent legislative efforts that put constitutional amendments on the ballot that bypassed the governor. The following is from Wispolitics:
— Dem Gov. Tony Evers said it’s “a joke” that GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos thinks schools can get by on the spending boost due them over the next two years, vowing to propose an even bigger increase in his budget. (more…)