Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday released a statement after Republican lawmakers on the State Building Commission (SBC) voted to once again block every project in the governor’s 2025-27 Capital Budget recommendations, deadlocking the Commission with a 4-4 vote.
Key projects pertained to Wisconsin’s veterans homes, the Universities of Wisconsin, park and trail improvement and the modernization of correctional institutions statewide. The governor proposed an investment of $4.1 billion in projects across 26 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties.
“We have key infrastructure projects across our state that need repairs and investments,” said Evers, “but Republican lawmakers continue to kick the can down the road, which only makes these projects more expensive with each day of delay while our buildings and infrastructure continue to deteriorate. It makes no sense.
“These projects will support our veterans, help keep our communities safe, improve our university system and create thousands of family-supporting jobs. This should be a no-brainer. One way or another, these projects have to get done, and with reckless tariff taxes and trade wars that could cause the costs of these projects and building materials to go up, decisions by Republican lawmakers to obstruct this important work will only force taxpayers to pay more in the long run.”
