>> Frederica: GOVERNOR TONY
EVERS PROPOSED THE LARGEST
BUDGET IN STATE HISTORY WITH
INVESTMENTS IN SCHOOLS AND
PUBLIC GOVERNMENT.
>> WE CARRY THE WEIGHT OF
PROSPERITY WE HAVE A DUTY TO
INVEST IN NEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN
LONG NEGLECTED.
>> Frederica: WISCONSIN'S $7
BILLION BUDGET SURPLUS IS FUELED
IN PART BY THE FACT REPUBLICANS
IN THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR
EVERS COULD NOT AGREE ON HOW TO
SPEND THE SPUR PLUS TWO YEARS
AGO.
NOW EVERS SAID THE STATE NEEDS
TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME AND
HE'S PROPOSING AN ADDITIONAL
$2.6 BILLION INVESTMENT IN K-12
EDUCATION OVER THE NEXT TWO
YEARS.
>> TONIGHT I'M CALLING ON THE
LEGISLATURE TO JOIN ME IN DOING
WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS BY
IMPROVING THE LARGEST INVESTMENT
IN K-12 SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION IN
OUR STATE'S HISTORY.
>> Frederica: THAT INCLUDES $1
BILLION IN ADDITIONAL AID TO
SCHOOLS INCLUDING REVENUE BOOSTS
OF $350 PER PUPIL IN THE FIRST
YEAR OF THE BUDGET AROUND $650
IN YEAR TWO.
HISTORICALLY THE STATE STRUGGLED
TO PAY FOR TWO-THIRDS OF PUBLIC
SCHOOL COSTS BUT THIS BUDGET
WOULD PUT STATE FUNDING EIGHT
POINTS ABOVE THAT AND INVEST AN
EXTRA $1 BILLION INTO SPECIAL
EDUCATION FUNDING AND $270
MILLION FOR STUDENT MENTAL
HEALTH.
>> LET'S MAKE SURE EVERY KID IN
WISCONSIN HAS ACCESS TO
SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES.
>> Frederica: THE BUDGET WOULD
INCLUDE A PERMANENT BOOST TO
FUNDING FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
USING AN IDEA REPUBLICANS CLAIM
EVERS TOOK FROM THEM.
>> I PLEDGE MY SUPPORT TO SEND
20% OF THE STATE SALES TAX
REVENUE BA TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES
FOR SHARED REVENUE AND OUR
BUDGET INCLUDES THAT PROPOSAL I
DON'T CARE WHERE IT CAME FROM
PROVIDING MORE THAN HALF A
BILLION IN RESOURCES TO INVEST
IN KEY PRIORITIES LIKE PUBLIC
SAFETY.
WE HAVE TO GET THIS DONE FAST.
>> Frederica: A LARGE PART OF
THE BUDGET CONVERSATION DATING
BACK TO THE ELECTION LAST YEAR
WAS ABOUT TAX CUTS.
>> I'M DELIVERING ON MY PROMISE
FOR A 10% MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUT
AND PROVIDING $1.2 BILLION IN
TAX RELIEF FOR WORKING FAMILIES.
>> Frederica: REPUBLICANS HAVE
FLOAT THE IDEA OF MOVING TO A
FLAT TAX WHICH WOULD PRIMARILY
BENEFIT WEALTHY TAXPAYERS.
>> UNDER MY PLAN IF YOU'RE A
SINGLE FILER MAKING LESS THAN
$100,000 OR MARRIED JOINT FILER
MAKING LESS THAN $150,000 THE
CORNERSTONE OF MY TAX PLAN WILL
CUT YOUR TAXES BY 10%.
THAT'S REAL SUSTAINABLE RELIEF
THAT WILL KEEP INCOME TAXES LOW
NOW AND IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT
CAUSING DEVASTATING CUTS TO
PRIORITIES LIKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> Frederica: THE BIGGEST NEW
PROPOSAL UNVEILED WEDNESDAY WAS
THE PAID FAMILY LEAVE PROGRAM.
>> I AM ANNOUNCING WE'RE GOING
TO CREATE A STATEWIDE PROGRAM TO
PROVIDE MOST PRIVATE SECTOR
WORKERS WITH WISCONSIN PAID
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE FOR 12
WEEKS AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT
BY INVESTING MORE THAN MORE $240
MILLION IN FUNDS TO GET THAT
FUND GOING.
>> Frederica: SIMILAR TO THE
STATE'S UNEMPLOYMENT PLAN, PAID
FAMILY LEAVE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE
PAID BY FEES BY WORKERS AND
BUSINESSES.
THE BUDGET ADDRESS THE
GOVERNOR'S LAST CHANCE TO DIRECT
THE DEBATE.
IT NOW GOES TO THE LEGISLATURE
WHERE REPUBLICANS HAVE ALREADY
PROMISED TO IGNORE THE ENTIRE
PROPOSAL.
BUT EVERS ENDED HIS SPEECH WITH
ONE LAST PLEA FOR REPUBLICANS TO
CONSIDER HIS IDEA.
>> LET'S DISPOSE OF THE NOTION
THAT PRIORITIES IN THE BUDGET
ARE SOMEHOW EXTREME OR FAR
FETCHED.
I PROMISE YOU THIS, IN THIS
BUDGET THERE'S MORE THAN UNITES