Evers has included more funding in the budget

Transportation was a key focus in Gov. Tony Evers' campaign, and he extended that to include a promise to increase public transit spending.

He didn't say how much he would increase that spending, but his first budget does add funds in this category.

Evers' proposal would raise general transit aids by 10 percent over the two-year budget compared to the 2019 level. That would boost state funding from $111 million to $122 million after seven years of being virtually unchanged, according to the nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum.

Those funds support transit operations in cities and villages with a population of 2,500 or more. A total of 74 transit systems were funded through the program in 2018, the forum reported.

The budget would also increase funding for transportation that serves seniors, the disabled and tribal areas.

This piece of the budget could be changed when it goes to the GOP-controlled Legislature, but he's starting out on the right track.

We rate this promise In the Works.