Evers Calls for Property Tax Cut as His Term Comes to an End

Frederica Freyberg:
Governor Tony Evers this week laid out a list of his priorities for his final year in office. As the state Legislature has a matter of weeks left in its schedule to advance any unfinished business to the floor, it’s unclear how much of the governor’s affordability agenda will make it through.

Tony Evers:
Whether it’s prescriptions for insulin, other daily out-of-pocket costs, or the skyrocketing price of health care coverage, things are simply not affordable, and paychecks aren’t going as far as they used to. … I’m asking the Legislature to approve $1.3 billion in property tax relief to prevent property tax increases for average Wisconsin homeowners and help lower property taxes for working families, veterans and seniors across our state. Under this proposal, we can make sure the average homeowner will not see the property — a property tax increase, period.