Gov. Tony Evers, left, hears from students in the Barneveld School District on Monday. Evers announced a bipartisan deal with Republican leaders Assembly Speaker Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, on spending down the state's surplus on K-12 funding and income tax rebates. The state's surplus is expected to be about $2.3 billion by summer 2027.
MITCHELL SCHMIDT, STATE JOURNALBARNEVELD — After months of negotiations with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, the Republican-controlled Legislature plans to reconvene in Madison this week to advance a massive $1.8 billion bill that would funnel hundreds of millions of dollars from the state budget surplus into a mix of funding for K-12 schools, property tax cuts and direct payments to Wisconsin tax filers.
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Gov. Tony Evers, left, hears from students in the Barneveld School District on Monday. Evers announced a bipartisan deal with Republican leaders Assembly Speaker Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, on spending down the state's surplus on K-12 funding and income tax rebates. The state's surplus is expected to be about $2.3 billion by summer 2027.
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