Restricted Covid rules that no longer make sense. The legislature has shielded our state from many of the damaging effects of both the current national climate and past state fiscal mismanagement. Over the last decade, we've turned a $3.6 billion deficit into a $3.8 billion surplus. We grew our state's emergency fund from zero to $1.7 billion and lowered the tax burden on our residents at the fastest rate in the nation, a cumulative savings of more than $13 billion. (00:35–00:44)
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Asserts that Wisconsin's financial status improved from a $3.6 billion deficit to a $3.8 billion surplus over the last decade.
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