(Beaver Dam) News of the veto of the proposed Republican tax cut comes as no surprise to State Representative Mark Born who anticipated the action during our monthly discussion with him last Friday on WBEV’s Community Comment. The Beaver Dam Republican received several calls from listeners who wanted to see the surplus money used not for a tax cut, but to fix roads. Born defended the approach saying that transportation saw significant increases in the current budget. Governor Tony Evers vetoed the 250 million dollar, Republican-authored package Wednesday, inviting GOP leaders to negotiate a plan he would accept. Evers wants the money used for education. The legislature passed the fast-tracked tax break last week, less than a week after its introduction. The veto means that, at least for now, neither schools nor taxpayers will get any of a projected 452 million dollars in extra tax revenue.
You can listen to our entire conversation with Born here:
