Inside Wisconsin Politics

Why Wisconsin lawmakers blew up a state budget surplus deal

Democratic and Republican legislators rejected a budget deal to cut taxes and boost school funding — Inside Wisconsin Politics sorts out what it says about state government and political ambitions.

By Shawn Johnson, Zac Schultz, Rich Kremer | PBS Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Radio

May 14, 2026

Copy and Paste the Following Code to Embed this Video:

<iframe width="512" height="376" src="https://player.pbs.org/viralplayer/3110777589" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" seamless allowfullscreen></iframe>