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>> A deal that made strange
bedfellows of Republican

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candidate for governor Tom
Tiffany and Democratic

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state lawmakers fell apart
this week. Governor Tony

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Evers and Republican
legislative leaders had

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negotiated a $1.8 billion
spending package that sent

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$600 million more to K-12
schools, including half of

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that for special education.
The spending designed to

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lower property taxes. It
also eliminated taxes on

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tips and overtime, and gave
$850 million of the state's

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projected $2.5 billion
budget surplus, directly

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back to income taxpayers,
in the form of $300 checks

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to singles and $600 for
married filers. But when it

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went to the full
legislature, the state

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Senate voted it down with
three Republicans and all

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Democrats rejecting the
plan. Tom Tiffany had come

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out earlier lambasting the
measure, calling it an

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Evers backroom deal, saying
it's, quote, another

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Madison gimmick that fails
to deliver lasting tax

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relief for Wisconsin
taxpayers that put him in

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sync with Democrats like
Senator Mark Spreitzer.

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>> This is money that is
simply not targeted to

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those who are actually
hurting in this economy.

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And with a price tag that
we simply don't have the

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money to actually fund.
>> For his part, Governor

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Evers torched Tiffany,
saying he purportedly made

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phone calls to help tank
the deal and that needed

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investments and tax
reductions wouldn't happen

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because some Republicans
and Democrats would, quote,

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rather do what's best for
rather do what's best for