>> THE QUESTION TONIGHT, COULD
GOVERNOR TONY EVERS VETO THE
ENTIRE STATE BUDGET OVER CUTS
MADE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN BUDGET.
>> THE JOINT FINANCE COMMITTEE
LATE THIS WEEK VOTED TO CUT $32
MILLION FROM THE UW SYSTEM
OPERATING BUDGET ALONG WITH 188
POSITIONS TO TARGET DIVERSITY,
EQUITY AND INCLUSION EFFORTS.
GOVERNOR EVERS HAD THREATENED TO
VETO THE BUDGET IN THE EVENT OF
SUCH CUTS.
BUDGET WRITERS ALSO VOTED TO
APPROVE A $3.5 BILLION TAX CUT,
THE LARGEST REDUCTIONS FOR
PEOPLE IN HIGHER INCOME BRACKETS
LIKE MARRIED JOINT FILERS MAKING
MORE THAN $405,000 OF INCOME.
EVERS HAS SAID HE OPPOSES THE
TOP BRACKET TAX CUT.
REPUBLICANS HERALD THE CUTS AS
THEY WRAPPED UP BUDGET WORK
SENDING IT ON TO THE
LEGISLATURE.
>> WE BELIEVE THIS IS A HISTORIC
BUDGET.
WE INVEST HISTORIC AMOUNTS OF
MONEY IN OUR CORE PRIORITIES
WHILE ALSO PROVIDING FOR A
HISTORIC TAX CUT, LARGEST TAX
CUT IN HISTORY.
>> IT IS MISGUIDED PRIORITIES
ENTIRELY THAT WE'VE SEEN UP AND
DOWN THIS BUDGET AND THE FACT
THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LOSE
THEIR JOBS AND
MULTI-MILLIONAIRES ARE GOING TO
MAKE AN ADDITIONAL $1.8 MILLION