In An Effort To Secure Republican Votes, GOP Leaders Add Provisions To Allow Tesla Sales, Tweak Study That Could Lead To Tolls
Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly passed their version of Wisconsin`s state budget Tuesday night, tacking on a provision to let Tesla sell its cars directly to consumers in an effort to lock down GOP votes.
The version of the budget that passed the Assembly on a 60-39 vote would also tweak a study of mileage-based tolling in Wisconsin, a move that could open the door to toll roads in Wisconsin.
Those moves and others are aimed at getting key GOP lawmakers in the Senate onboard with the two-year spending plan. Two GOP state senators said last week they wouldn`t vote for the budget, leaving Republicans with no wiggle room if they want to pass the budget without help from Democrats...
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Ken Notes: I still see line item vetoes in the future, but the new Governor has not been as aggressive as I thought he would be. He may have to remove entire sections and have separate funding bills drafted on these areas. I wonder if there is any room for working together on development issues like funding a restructured WEDC that better tracks investments and involves local professionals more.
I do like the road funding which is needed, and to be honest I am not adverse to funding things that save businesses and individuals in the long run. As a fiscal conservative I feel others who call themselves conservatives have lost sight of this. As an example, I have advocated for some time about stepping into the health care issues by offering a state health plan for all public employees in the state. I negotiated thousands of contracts where health care was the one item keeping our school boards and communities from even discussing far more important issues.
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