Overview
- Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders are weighing a swap that pairs about $550 million in school levy tax credits and a $97 million tip-income exemption with $200 million more for special education and $450 million in general school aid, drawing on a roughly $2.5 billion surplus.
- Assembly Speaker Robin Vos signaled he could advance property-tax relief without first repealing Evers’ so-called “400-year veto.”
- Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu rejects any deal that leaves the veto intact and is pushing an alternative to issue $1,000 rebates to married joint filers and $500 to other filers, with a Senate vote targeted for next week.
- LeMahieu said he has been left out of negotiations; Vos and a spokesperson for Evers disputed that, highlighting disunity within GOP leadership.
- The Assembly’s final scheduled floor session is Feb. 19, and any plan must clear both chambers to reach the governor.