Wisconsin DPI

ALT DPI's Part I Budget Request Calls for New Investments in Students, Education and Libraries

ALT “We’ve proven time and again that, here in Wisconsin, we’re capable of finding common ground and working together to get good things done for the people of our state, and the bipartisan compromise we’re announcing today is yet another example,” said Gov. Evers. “I’ve always said that what’s best for our kids is what’s best for our state—it’s why it’s been important to me throughout this process that we make sure our kids and our schools have the resources they need while also lowering property taxes and giving working families a little breathing room in their household budgets. After months of hard work, I’m proud we were able to put politics aside on a plan to use a portion of our historic state surplus to do the right thing for Wisconsinites across our state.

ALT “Through the bipartisan investments we’re announcing today, the special education reimbursement rate will be 50 percent—double what it was when I first took office—in addition to approving more than $350 million in statewide property tax relief while eliminating income taxes on cash tips and overtime and helping working families afford rising costs from the grocery store to the gas pump. It's a historic day for Wisconsin’s kids and our schools, and I’m jazzed we were able to get this done,” Gov. Evers continued. “I want to thank Speaker Vos and Majority Leader LeMahieu for their leadership and willingness to work across the aisle over the last several months. This is a blockbuster deal for Wisconsin, and I’m grateful for the bipartisan partnership that got us to today.”