Assembly Speaker Says Shared Revenue Bill Must Include Milwaukee Referenda or he May Strip Out All Milwaukee Provisions

Thursday, June 8th, 2023 -- 3:00 PM

(Bob Hague, WRN) The latest development on the legislature’s shared revenue bill comes from Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.

Vos says if a deal is not reached this week he wants to strip out all of the Milwaukee provisions from the bill, which updates the shared revenue formula and promises increased funding for a range of local government services across the state.

The sticking point is local referendums that would allow Milwaukee city and county to increase their sales taxes. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu wants those dropped from the bill, but admits he lacks the votes to do so.

Vos has stated since the Assembly passed it last month that he won't accept any major changes to the legislation.

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