The Sconi

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed a new state budget that includes a 15% tax cut for middle-class families. 

The state budget also includes a $2 billion overall reduction in taxes and was signed on July 8, the Lacrosse Tribune reported. Only seven Democratic state legislators voted for the package. 

Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) said that Evers should not take credit for the tax cuts. 

"Gov. Tony Evers deserves no credit for signing our budget," LeMahieu said in a statement. "This was not a bipartisan process of colleagues sharing ideas. He got boxed into a corner and rather than fight for his unpopular budget and risk a political knockout, he and his team threw in the towel and signed our responsible budget. He is not a fighter. He is not a leader. He did not sign our conservative budget out of bipartisan motives. He is merely sensible enough to recognize a better budget when he sees one."

Evers used a partial veto 50 times on this budget, rejecting a reduction in government spending and state funds for infrastructure projects, the Lacrosse Tribune reported. Through this new budget, taxpayers will save a collective $2.7 billion.

"The Legislature targeted funding increases to health care providers, special education, local roads and mental health services — investing in areas of need while cutting taxes and holding state spending to historic lows," LeMahieu said. "Today, despite minor, politically-motivated partial vetoes, our Wisconsin budget will become law. The Legislature delivered a Wisconsin budget that benefits everyone and sets our state on a solid foundation for the future."