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Tony Evers: “I want to make Wisconsin the first state in America to start…”

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is delivering his budget address

Published February 18, 2025 | Video Starts at 40:05

Wisconsinites aren't getting a fair shake when it comes to health care, and I want to change that. So first things first. I want to make Wisconsin the first state in America to start auditing insurance companies over denying health care claims. If an insurance company is going to deny your health care claim, they should have a darn good reason for it. (40:05–40:14)

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“Our budget includes my comprehensive plan to lower costs from child care to medication, to help working families, seniors and students.”
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“I'm also providing nearly $2 billion in tax relief, including eliminating income tax on tips.”
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“My plan invests in public education at every level while holding the line on property taxes.”
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“I'm announcing plans to stop price gouging on prescriptions and crackdown on insurance companies for denying Wisconsinites medical bill…”
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“We're going to keep fixing the darn roads and infrastructure, building more affordable housing, keeping our kids, families and communities…”
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“The budget I am proposing balances our priorities of investing in our kids and needs that have been long neglected, while providing real and…”
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“Agriculture is a 116 billion dollar industry.”
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“Under my administration, Wisconsin is on its way to becoming a top 10 state for ag exports.”
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“My plan creates a new ag economist position in state government that will help farmers navigate market disruptions and volatility caused by…”
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“I'm also proposing to double our investments in the Wisconsin Initiative for Ag Exports.”
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“We just announced 55 new projects across 36 counties to improve rural roads and infrastructure through our Agricultural Roads Improvement…”
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“We're going to invest $50 million to continue that successful program to help ensure our farmers, our producers and ag and forestry…”
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“I'm excited to be introducing the most pro kid budget in state's history.”
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“Every Wisconsinite should have access to clean and safe drinking water, no matter where they live.”
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“I approved an emergency rule strengthening our lead standards statewide and announced new investments to support kids and families when they…”
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“I'm asking bipartisan support to invest over $300 million to help get lead out of our service lines, our bubblers, our schools, our homes…”
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“PFAS exposure at certain levels can mean developmental delays in kids, increased cholesterol levels, reduced immunity, response to…”
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“Addressing PFAS and other contaminants grows harder and more expensive each day of delay.”
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“We're working to strengthen Wisconsin's groundwater standards for PFAS.”
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“I'm asking the legislature to support an investment of over $145 million to fight PFAS contamination statewide and provide emergency…”
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“Every Wisconsin kid should have access to a high quality public education from early childhood to our K through 12 schools to our higher…”
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“I'm urging the legislature to do what's best for our kids by approving significant investments in public education at every level in…”
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“I am proposing nearly $60 million to support our technical colleges and their good work.”
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“UW Parkside has increased graduation rates by about 20%.”
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“UW Stevens Point is training more than 1200 future educators who are supporting classrooms in over 200 different school districts across…”
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“UW River Falls is expanding Hand on learning activities to support our dairy industry right here in America's dairyland.”
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“UW Madison is leading national efforts to to study Alzheimer's, to help improve treatment and find a cure for the more than 110,000…”
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“UW Stout's Manufacturing Outreach center has worked on more than 470 projects in Wisconsin with Wisconsin manufacturers across 33 of our 72…”
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“UW is facing campus closures and program cuts.”
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“Students are facing tuition increases and faculty and staff are facing layoffs.”
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“New federal efforts to cut higher education funding [are occurring].”
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“I'm asking the legislature to approve the largest two-year increase for our UW system in state's history.”
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“My pro kid budget makes significant investments in public education at every level, including our K12 schools.”
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“This legislature and I approved $50 million in the last budget that could be improving our kids reading and literacy.”
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“In 2025, the year of the Kid, I'll be asking the Legislature to approve $80 million to invest in literacy coaches, tutoring and other key…”
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“My pro kid budget makes the largest investment in Wisconsin kids in any budget by any governor in state's history.”
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“I fought to secure the first special education aid increase in over a decade and the largest increase in funding for special education ever…”
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“I'm proposing the highest ever amount of state education aid funding and we're going to guarantee the state reimburses special education…”
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“In 2024 we saw a historic number of school referendums on the ballot and 169 of those referendum passed.”
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“Nearly 400 referendums passed in the last four years.”
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“Our pro kid budget will do what's best for our kids by providing more than $3.15 billion.”
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“We're going to make those investments while holding the line on property taxes to ensure the average homeowner will not see a property tax…”
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“My budget would create a new incentive for local governments to freeze their local property taxes.”
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“Trump's 25% tariff tax will not only hurt our families and our farmers and ag industries and our economy, but it will also cause prices to…”
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“Some estimates indicated this could raise costs on the average American by about $1,200 a year.”
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“I am proposing to eliminate the sales tax on electricity and gas for Wisconsin homes which will save Wisconsinites about $100 million in out…”
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“Putting two young kids in childcare in Wisconsin costs more than the average rent or Mortgage in 2023.”
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“My plan will provide nearly $2 billion in tax relief through efforts to lower property taxes, eliminate the sales tax on several everyday…”
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“I'm proposing to nearly double Wisconsin's personal income tax exemption.”
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“Wisconsinites will pay no income taxes on the first $1,200 they earn, period.”
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“My new property tax and rent rebate will provide nearly $150 million in tax relief for about 165,000 homeowners and renters across our…”
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“Expanding Badger Care would save Wisconsin taxpayers nearly $2 billion over the next two years.”
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“Expanding Badger Care would expand quality, affordable health care coverage for about 100,000 Wisconsinites.”
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“We saved Wisconsinites a projected $70 million over the next two years alone by eliminating the sales tax on over-the-counter medication.”
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“Wisconsin and Arkansas are the only two states in America that haven't extended postpartum coverage for pregnant women on Badger Care up to…”
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“We'd create a new office to help Wisconsinites whose health insurance claims are denied for the first time in state's history.”
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“Health insurance companies try to use these so called priorities, authorizations that help their bottom line and cut costs.”
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“My plan would create new standards to expand health care services procedures that insurance companies are required to cover.”
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“We're going to ban health insurance companies from requiring pre approval for inpatient mental health services.”
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“My plan is simple. Would enable creating statewide standards for maximum wait times for school scheduling appointments.”
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“I'm proposing to require health insurance companies to make sure the services they cover are available within a minimum time and distance of…”
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“This plan would require health providers to give Wisconsinites notice of unpaid medical bills and would give Wisconsinites a six month grace…”
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“We made difficult decisions and saved where we could, leaving a balance of about $500 million in our state's checking account.”
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“With irresponsible decisions in Washington every day hurting people in Wisconsin, we will need to have state resources readily available to…”
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