Senator Kelda Roys rejects $1.8B surplus deal

Part of Wisconsin’s projected surplus would be spent on additional school funding and income tax rebates, in a bipartisan deal Governor Evers announced Monday after months of negotiations with GOP legislative leaders. But their proposal still has to clear a vote in both chambers of the state Legislature and not everyone is on board, with Democrats like state Senator Kelda Roys emerging as early critics. Also a candidate running for governor, Senator Roys told our News Producer Faye Parks yesterday that the deal is an election year gimmick that would put the state’s finances at risk. Image courtesy: Senator Kelda Roys.