Wirch Statement on New State Revenue Projection

Madison – Sen. Bob Wirch (D-Somers) issued the following statement on the Legislative Fiscal Bureau’s update revenue estimates, which project the state to take in $4.4 billion more than previously anticipated through mid-2023:

“This is great news.  With this optimistic projection of $4.4 billion more in revenue than anticipated, the Republican majority has no excuse for not revisiting the Governor’s budget proposals for K-12 education and homelessness prevention programs.  We have the money to fund the Governor’s proposals, and these are two areas of need that the Finance Committee had been planning to underfund.  There is still time to correct this error and provide our schools and advocates for the homeless with the resources they need.”