MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers is urging Wisconsin’s congressional delegation to oppose provisions in President Donald Trump’s proposed federal fiscal year 2027 budget, saying the plan could affect programs used by families and communities across the state.
According to the governor’s office, Evers sent a letter to every member of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation asking for bipartisan opposition to proposed cuts or eliminations involving energy assistance, weatherization, community services, child care and early education, nutrition, and public health programs.
The White House Office of Management and Budget has released the fiscal year 2027 budget proposal. Congress is expected to work through the federal budget process before the next federal fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
Evers says the proposal would eliminate or reduce funding for several energy-related programs, including the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, the Weatherization Assistance Program, and the State Energy Program. The governor’s office says LIHEAP provided heating assistance to 179,296 Wisconsin households in federal fiscal year 2025, while weatherization assistance helped lower bills for nearly 5,500 households in state fiscal year 2025.
The governor’s office also raised concerns about the Community Services Block Grant and the Preschool Development Grant, saying both support anti-poverty efforts, child care, and early education work in Wisconsin communities.
Public health programs were also highlighted in the governor’s letter. According to Evers’ office, the proposed budget would make cuts to WIC nutrition benefits and eliminate several health-related funding streams, including funding tied to chronic disease prevention, stroke care, tobacco prevention and quit lines, preventive health grants, and Title X family planning services.
The governor’s office says Wisconsin would lose $600,000 annually for the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program, $1.6 million annually for tobacco prevention and quit-line work, $3.5 million annually through the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant, and $4.2 million annually for Title X family planning services.
No Dodge County-specific funding impacts were included in the governor’s release. The Evers administration says it is continuing to review the proposed federal budget’s potential effects on other state agencies and programs.
