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Road spending goes up under Evers
As governor, Tony Evers said he would invest funding into fixing local roads across Wisconsin.
Under the budget signed by the governor, nearly $400 million in new money will be collected towards road maintenance.
The money would come from a GOP-backed plan to increase title fees people pay when they buy vehicles. The fees would increase by $95 going, from $69.50 to 164.50.
Republicans also sought to raise the annual registration fee by $10 for cars, which will rise from $75 to $85. For light trucks, the fee will increase by $25 going from $75 to $100.
Evers originally campaigned on raising the gas tax by 8 cents over two years as well as increase fees on semi trucks by 27%, but Republicans rejected the proposals in the budget.
Regardless, Evers did not give a specific amount of funding or promise a particular way of funding roads in his campaign promise to invest more in local roads.
We rate this Promise Kept.
Our Sources
PolitiFact, More money in budget, but Evers' spending plan faces bumpy ride under GOP control, April 17, 2019
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Tony Evers uses his vast veto power to raise school spending another $65 million, wipe out Tesla provision, July 3, 2019
Wisconsin Public Radio, Lawmakers: Budget falls short of long-term road funding solution, July 8, 2019