Governor Evers Says He and Republicans Are Working on Funding for Local Governments

Thursday, May 18th, 2023 -- 1:00 PM

(AP) Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday that he and Republicans who control the Legislature are working toward a bipartisan compromise on a bill that would increase funding for local governments, a measure that the Democrat promised to veto as originally introduced.

The Assembly was slated to vote on the measure Wednesday afternoon, despite ongoing negotiations and no announcement of an agreement with Evers or the Senate. Evers said he expected negotiations to continue for weeks.

“I am optimistic and hopeful we can find a compromise that both meets the needs of our local communities and ensures our local partners have more flexibility to make decisions that work for them,” he said in a statement, a rare outward sign of bipartisanship between the governor and the GOP-controlled Legislature.

Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said in a text message that the bill would still be voted on Wednesday, but he did not say whether any changes that came about through the negotiations would be brought forward. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu declined to comment.

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