That committee begins taking testimony from state agencies about the Evers budget on Tuesday. It will build the budget based off the current one, not what Evers proposed in February. The Legislature is expected to pass its plan sometime in June, sending it to Evers who can make changes with his line-item veto power.
WISCONSIN GOV. EVERS LIKELY TO VETO BUDGET UNLESS IT INCLUDES CERTAIN PAY HIKES
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' budget proposal was rejected by state Republicans. The final decision will now be sent to the Legislature's budget committee. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
Two years ago, Republicans approved spending $1.5 billion on building projects out of the $2.4 billion that Evers proposed. In 2019, Evers’ first budget, Republicans approved $1.9 billion out of $2.5 billion that Evers wanted.
Evers has called for tapping the state's projected $7 billion budget surplus to pay for building projects in cash, rather than more borrowing. But Republicans have criticized his plan as being too costly and have promised to cut it back.