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Wisconsin budget debate: What kind of state do we want?

Evers wants to use a record $6 billion dollar surplus our schools, support small businesses, address the mental health crisis, and beat back the scourge of PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water in communities all over Wisconsin. As he discussed those priorities, Republicans sat frowning.

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