(The Center Square) – The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says Republicans will once again set the agenda at the Capitol.
Speaker Robin Vos told reporters Republicans maintained their majorities in both the Assembly and the Senate on Election Day, and that means Gov. Tony Evers will need to work with them in order to get things done this year.
“We have a great agenda. We are going to focus on making sure that people who are retired get to keep more of the money that they earn. We are going to make sure that we have adequately funded schools and services in the state. But the highest priority is not growing the size of government, but making sure the money can go back into the hands of the people so that they can use it to deal with the inflationary pressures that we’re seeing in every part of our state,” Vos said. “Democrats really had agendas all about expanding the size of government, and spending more.”
Vos said Republicans will meet in the next couple of weeks to decide what their top priority for 2025 will be. But he has said in the past he wants to give Wisconsin’s $4.6 billion surplus back to the taxpayers.