Tony Evers in 2019 Governor's State of the State speeches


On Corporations: Cap corporate credit to pay for tax relief

We're going to cut taxes by ten percent for everyone making up to $100,000 and families making up to $150,000. But we're not going to do it by spending money we don't have or that might not be there in two years. I don't make promises I can't keep, and I'm not going to propose things that we can't pay for. So instead, we're going to fund tax relief for hard-working families by capping a corporate tax credit, 80% of which goes to filers making more than $1 million a year.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Wisconsin legislature Jan 22, 2019

On Education: $600M to restore special needs funding

We're going to make sure that we have resources to support our kids with special needs. For the past decade, we've not only cut funding for public schools, we've failed to fully fund services for special education. This has forced local school districts and taxpayers to squeeze resources from other areas to provide these critical services. Our budget will provide an unprecedented $600 million-dollar increase in special education funding.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Wisconsin legislature Jan 22, 2019

On Health Care: Healthy Communities Initiative: increase access via Medicaid

We've already started working to make sure healthcare in Wisconsin is affordable and accessible. We signed executive orders creating a Healthy Communities Initiative and calling upon the Department of Health Services to prioritize these goals. Our budget will also seek to expand Medicaid in Wisconsin. According to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau, this will enable an additional 76,000 Wisconsinites to have access to affordable healthcare.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Wisconsin legislature Jan 22, 2019

On Health Care: Exit Obamacare lawsuit; keep pre-existing coverage

The people of Wisconsin voted for a change this November and asked us to stop playing politics with their health care. That's why I'm directing Attorney General Kaul to withdraw from a lawsuit that would gut coverage for the 2.4 million Wisconsinites who have pre-existing conditions. I've said all along that I believe the best way to maintain protections for healthcare here in Wisconsin is to stop trying to dismantle those protections at the federal level.
Source: 2019 State of the State address to the Wisconsin legislature Jan 22, 2019

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