Evers first budget decriminalizes marijuana, increases minimum wage, expands Medicaid

Gov. Tony Evers released his 2019-2021 biennial budget Thursday, which included providing IDs for undocumented immigrants, a minimum wage increase and an expansion of Medicaid. The $83.4 billion proposal also includes language that decriminalizes marijuana and establishes a nonpartisan redistricting process. In his budget address, Evers proposed that undocumented people should be eligible to receive driver’s … Continue reading Evers first budget decriminalizes marijuana, increases minimum wage, expands Medicaid