The governor accused Republicans of “perpetuating hateful, discriminatory, and anti-LGBTQ policies and rhetoric” with the proposal. But on Wednesday, he used his partial veto to protect 188 DEI positions at UW that were slated for elimination under the Republican plan.Įvers called cuts to UW funding “shortsighted, misguided and wrong for the workforce and wrong for our state.' But he also said he was confident UW would be able to work with lawmakers to get the $32 million later.Īnother of Evers' vetoes removed a measure that would have prohibited Medicaid payments for gender-affirming care. The budget Evers signed does allow for the university to get the funding later if it can show it would go toward workforce development and not DEI.Įvers previously threatened to veto the entire budget over the UW cut. Wealthier payers will also benefit from the cuts but must continue to pay higher rates on income that exceeds those limits.Įvers was unable to undo the $32 million cut to the University of Wisconsin, which was funding that Republicans said would have gone toward diversity, equity and inclusion - or DEI - programming and staff. The remaining $175 million in tax cuts over the next two years are directed to the lowest two tax rates, paid by households earning less than $36,840 a year or individuals who make less than $27,630. Republicans proposed tapping nearly half of the state's projected $7 billion budget surplus to cut income taxes across the board and reduce the number of brackets from four to three.Įvers kept all four brackets. Vos did not say if Republicans would attempt veto overrides, an effort that is almost certain to fail because they would need Democratic votes in the Assembly to get the two-thirds majority required by state law. “Unfortunately, because of his powerful veto authority, he reinstated some of it today.”

“Legislative Republicans worked tirelessly over the last few months to block Governor Evers’ liberal tax and spending agenda,' Vos said in a statement.

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