Articles In This Issue

• A New Surplus Poll Lands & It Turns Out Robin Vos, Most GOP Lawmakers, & Tony Evers Were RIGHT - Jessica McBride

• Wisconsin Gas Tax Relief Unlikely As Evers Rejects Possible Relief - TrueNorthNews

• Lest we forget… - Michael Ramirez

A New Surplus Poll Lands & It Turns Out Robin Vos, Most GOP Lawmakers, & Tony Evers Were RIGHT

Jessica McBride, Wisconsin Right Now - May 26, 2026

This morning, one imagines Tony Evers and Robin Vos awoke from their respective slumbers and bolted up with the same exact reaction.

“I TOLD you so, you idiots!”

Robin probably had visions of sugar plums…er Chris Kapenga’s smug mug on UpFront dancing through his head. Evers, likely wearing one of those long Victorian style sleeping caps, probably speed dialed Maggie and Britt over his grapefruit or cream of wheat, and they all chortled heartily over their lattes. I’d add hapless Devin LeMahieu into this, but he didn’t deliver his caucus so…

I would imagine others had wildly different reactions. Kelda Roys probably woke up with a migraine and railed at a consultant, raging like a Karen gone wild. The WEAC supported candidate voted down funding for public schools AND went against her party’s popular governor. Plus, her “but it would cause a deficit” blathering was exposed as total nonsense. Oops. ….

I’m talking about the big Marquette poll that just came out Tuesday. It shows that a whopping 80% of Wisconsinites WANTED that failed surplus giveback deal that Robin and Tony tried so (in the words of Evers “damn”) hard to get through.

Wisconsin Gas Tax Relief Unlikely As Evers Rejects Possible Relief

TrueNorthNews - May 21, 2026

Recently, states around the nation have been cutting their “gas tax” in an effort to alleviate the burden on citizens due to the conflicts in the middle east driving up oil prices.

Currently, Wisconsin has a gas tax of 30.9 cents per gallon. Wisconsin law prohibits the governor from making a unilateral move to reduce or eliminate the tax for a “holiday.” Unfortunately, no lawmakers have introduced anything like this and it seems to be unlikely to happen in 2026.

Governor Evers was asked about this type of relief earlier this month. Evers was an opponent of such legislation stating, “where we are now is a good place.” This comment came during a time when the legislature was trying to pass a $1.8 billion relief and school funding bill that was voted down 18-15 in the Senate.

Lest we forget…

Michael Ramirez, Creators Syndicate - May 26, 2026