MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – As members of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate gaveled out of a special session on Tuesday, Governor Tony Evers wasn’t too excited about the decision.
Evers called the session for lawmakers to discuss investing more than $400 million into K-12 and more than $100 million into higher education. Neither the Senate or Assembly brought the subject to debate.
“It’s disappointing. Clearly, we need every dollar we can for our public schools, the University of Wisconsin, and for our technical colleges. The money is there, it’s a mistake for them to not take that up,” Evers said during a stop at Lambeau Field.
He called the special session when members of the Wisconsin State Assembly were planning to be at the Wisconsin State Capitol for an extraordinary session to take up a veto override.
“It’s breathtaking, frankly, that Republicans had the chance to do the right thing, and do what’s best for our kids and they chose to play politics instead,” Evers said in a press release. “Republicans had time to go to Madison for another political stunt but couldn’t be bothered to even consider investing more money into our kids and our schools—that’s just wrong. Our kids deserve better, and I will continue to fight to do what’s best for them because I know that’s what’s best for our state.”
