{"id":818,"date":"2023-02-27T19:09:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T20:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=818"},"modified":"2023-02-27T20:09:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T20:09:20","slug":"will-budget-briefing-a-deep-dive-into-governor-evers-2023-25-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=818","title":{"rendered":"WILL Budget Briefing: A Deep Dive into Governor Evers\u2019 2023-25 Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post originally appeared at <a href=\"https:\/\/will-law.org\/will-budget-briefing-a-deep-dive-into-governor-evers-2023-25-budget\/\">https:\/\/will-law.org\/will-budget-briefing-a-deep-dive-into-governor-evers-2023-25-budget\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><strong>Executive Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>Recently, Governor Evers released his proposed budget for the 2023-25 cycle. As we have done for the governor\u2019s previous two budgets, this document serves to highlight some of the key provisions in the proposal, and shines a light on the areas where legislators and Wisconsinites need to pay attention. In general, the governor\u2019s proposal represents a leftward lurch in policy, replete with massive new spending and symbolic proposals that would check the box for various interest groups while doing real harm to Wisconsin families.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Massive Spending Growth:<\/strong> Governor Evers proposed budget increases spending by 18.5% compared to the previous budget. GPR spending would rise by 22.85% compared to the previous budget.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Agency GPR Growth:<\/strong> Some agencies would see massive growth in GPR spending. For example, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation\u2019s GPR allocation would grow by 3351%. The Department of Tourism would have a 1027% increase in GPR spending.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Employment Growth:<\/strong> The budget would grow the number of full-time equivalent employees by 817.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taxes:<\/strong> Governor Evers budget represents a missed opportunity for transformational tax reform that would improve the state\u2019s competitiveness. While Evers touts $1.2 billion in low and middle-income tax relief, the net effect of his income tax proposals would actually result in a net tax increase of $43 million.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DEI:<\/strong> Governor Evers wants to spend more than $2.9 million of taxpayer dollars on 15 new executive-tier positions whose mandate is to use government activity to increase \u201cequity.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Voucher Freeze:<\/strong> The governor proposes freezing enrollment in Wisconsin\u2019s school choice programs at 2024 enrollment levels. This would shut the school house door on thousands of families in Wisconsin desperate for options stuck in schools that aren\u2019t working for them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>End Union Recertification Elections:<\/strong> Thousands of public-sector workers in Wisconsin have chosen to end their unions in the last decade. Governor Evers would rollback one of the key reforms of Act 10 and end the right of these workers to decide whether local unions are needed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medicaid Expansion:<\/strong> Governor Evers proposes expanding Medicaid in the state because of the short-term financial gain. However, this would not make more people eligible for health insurance who do not already have it and would cost over $600 million to Wisconsin families in the long-run.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minimum Markup:<\/strong> The governor wants to exempt motor vehicle fuel from the Unfair Sales Act which would lower gas prices in the state. However, the artificial inflation of prices affects almost all goods under this law and this law should be repealed entirely.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Work Requirements:<\/strong> Able-bodied adults are required to participate in the Food Share Employment and Training program to continue receiving Food Share benefits after the first three months. Governor Evers would repeal this requirement despite the economic and personal benefits they bring to the state and its participants.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Housing:<\/strong> Governor Evers proposes to address Wisconsin\u2019s lack of affordable housing not by advocating local-level reform and enabling market responsiveness, but by calling for state-level funds to be doled out to the municipal governments that are making housing expensive in the first place\u2014all to the tune of $150,000,000 in grants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_team_member et_pb_team_member_0 clearfix  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WILL_Flanders_Color_002_WEB_980x617_100ppi_Sharpened.jpg\" alt=\"Will Flanders, PHD\" class=\"wp-image-9280\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\">\n<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Will Flanders, PHD<\/h4>\n<p class=\"et_pb_member_position\">Research Director<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Flanders@will-law.org<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_team_member et_pb_team_member_1 clearfix  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"617\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WILL_Kyle_Color_002_WEB_980x617_100ppi_Sharpened.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Koenen\" class=\"wp-image-9282\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\">\n<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Kyle Koenen<\/h4>\n<p class=\"et_pb_member_position\">Director of Policy<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kyle@will-law.org<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_team_member et_pb_team_member_2 clearfix  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Miranda-Spindt.jpg\" alt=\"Miranda Spindt\" class=\"wp-image-21572\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\">\n<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Miranda Spindt<\/h4>\n<p class=\"et_pb_member_position\">Policy Associate<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Miranda@will-law.org<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_team_member et_pb_team_member_3 clearfix  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"604\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/i-CCZ5XfS-X2.jpeg\" alt=\"Noah Diekemper\" class=\"wp-image-13648\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\">\n<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Noah Diekemper<\/h4>\n<p class=\"et_pb_member_position\">Senior Research Analyst<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>noah@will-law.org<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_row et_pb_row_1\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/will-law.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-25-Budget-Reaction-WILL-.pdf\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"816\" height=\"1038\" src=\"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-27-at-1.03.47-PM.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen Shot 2023-02-27 at 1.03.47 PM\" class=\"wp-image-26904\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_clickable  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h1><strong>WILL Budget Briefing: A Deep Dive into Governor Evers\u2019 2023-25 Budget<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Will Flanders, PhD, Kyle Koenen, Miranda Spindt, Noah Diekemper<\/p>\n<p><em>March 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" 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