How did we do it? We funded our priorities, we addressed our obligations, we cut taxes, we prepared Wisconsin for the future, and above all, we protected your checkbook.

Our budget also includes a monumental investment in our local communities, ensuring cities, towns, villages, and counties throughout Wisconsin are able to provide the services that are required and expected of them under state law, such as police, fire, EMS, and roads.

We are investing more than the Governor proposed in transportation including a $362.8 million investment in local road and bridges.

This budget makes great strides toward keeping our communities safe.

We continued investment in agricultural programs to grow supply chains, improve the environment, innovate and grow exports.

We addressed the challenges at nursing homes by providing funds and additional resources to tackle these head-on.

... we invested in effective workforce development programs at both the Department of Workforce Development and the Technical College System.

We provided funding for child care assistance for low income families, stipends paid directly to child care center workers, and opportunities for child care centers to continue serving our communities.

We made real investments in mental health by building capacity in a proven program at the Medical College of Wisconsin and invested an additional $41 million in meeting mental health needs statewide.