Wisconsin GOP Tax Bill Passes Despite Governor’s Veto Threat

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate approved legislation to provide more than $2 billion in tax relief to filers over the next two years, but Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has already said the package is dead on arrival.

The Senate on Tuesday passed a special legislative session measure (Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1) by a vote of 21-11. The bill still requires action in the Republican-controlled Assembly before heading to Evers. The income tax rate reduction would cost the state roughly $2.4 billion over the 2023-2025 biennium, according to a fiscal analysis from an earlier version of the ...