In final State of the State, Evers urges lawmakers to keep working, rejects GOP tax cut plan

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 2,746

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Gov. Tony Evers urged Wisconsin lawmakers to work through the rest of this year during his final State of the State address Tuesday evening — rejecting a Republican tax cut and school funding proposal and calling for lawmakers to invest in schools.

Evers, who decided not to run for a third term in office, told lawmakers that the people of Wisconsin are expecting them to get more done this year. The Assembly plans on …

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