>> A deal that made strange bedfellows of Republican
candidate for governor Tom Tiffany and Democratic
state lawmakers fell apart this week. Governor Tony
Evers and Republican legislative leaders had
negotiated a $1.8 billion spending package that sent
$600 million more to K-12 schools, including half of
that for special education. The spending designed to
lower property taxes. It also eliminated taxes on
tips and overtime, and gave $850 million of the state's
projected $2.5 billion budget surplus, directly
back to income taxpayers, in the form of $300 checks
to singles and $600 for married filers. But when it
went to the full legislature, the state
Senate voted it down with three Republicans and all
Democrats rejecting the plan. Tom Tiffany had come
out earlier lambasting the measure, calling it an
Evers backroom deal, saying it's, quote, another
Madison gimmick that fails to deliver lasting tax
relief for Wisconsin taxpayers that put him in
sync with Democrats like Senator Mark Spreitzer.
>> This is money that is simply not targeted to
those who are actually hurting in this economy.
And with a price tag that we simply don't have the
money to actually fund. >> For his part, Governor
Evers torched Tiffany, saying he purportedly made
phone calls to help tank the deal and that needed
investments and tax reductions wouldn't happen
because some Republicans and Democrats would, quote,
rather do what's best for rather do what's best for