Here & Now

Governor Walker Might Veto State Budget Over Property Taxes

Zac Schultz:

In our First Look tonight state budget talks at the capitol have stalled for the moment with Republicans from the Assembly and Senate arguing over how much money to spend on public education and transportation. Meanwhile Governor Walker continues to travel the state holding media events at schools and at the site of major highway projects. He was outside Madison on Monday along the Verona Road construction site. The governor has threatened to veto the budget if Republicans in the legislature don’t uphold his pledge to keep property taxes lower than they were in 2010.

Scott Walker:

I learned from people like Tommy Thompson is don’t let up. You’ve got a bully pulpit as governor. Use it to stake out your priorities. For us, our priorities are putting more money, more actual dollars in K-12 than ever before. It’s continuing tax relief, particularly property tax relief so that property taxes in ’18 are lower not only than they were in 2010 but lower than they were in 2014.

Zac Schultz:

Just this week Assembly Republicans released their education budget package