MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers promises to veto a wide-ranging Republican plan to bolster aid to local governments, saying the measure moving rapidly through the GOP-controlled Legislature doesn’t give enough money to communities struggling to pay for police, fire and other services. Republican authors of the bill said at a hearing Thursday they remained open to making changes, with Sen. Mary Felzkowski downplaying Evers’ veto threat as “part of the sausage making.” They will have to act fast. Republicans want to pass the bill in mid-May. Evers made his opposition to the measure clear minutes before a public hearing that brought together leaders from Milwaukee and other communities across the state.
