David Crowley promised Act 10 repeal, a BadgerCare option and universal pre-K in his first 30 days. A shrinking budget balance, a lost federal Medicaid bonus and a one-vote Senate cushion stand in the way.
David Crowley will be Wisconsin's first Black governor, with 18-15 and 53-46 majorities behind him. Bargaining rights, BadgerCare and school money top a long Democratic list, while two new constitutional amendments narrow the field.
Crowley carried Brown County, reportedly the first Democrat to do so since 1982, while Brandy Tollefson flipped the 88th and Green Bay's $158 million referendum passed. Gillett, Pulaski and Seymour voters said no.
Since Oct. 1, adult refugees, asylees and seven other groups of legally present immigrants no longer qualify for Wisconsin Medicaid. The state hasn't said how many people lost coverage.
The one-time payments go out weeks before the midterms, but anyone on a Medicare Advantage plan is excluded. In Wisconsin, that's most people on Medicare.
Trump's order defers the federal tax on dyed diesel burned on highways through Dec. 31. Wisconsin, where diesel averages $6.31 a gallon, still bans the fuel in licensed vehicles and hasn't offered relief of its own.
