Evers wants to increase gas taxes, undo Walker laws

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gas taxes would increase but the cost to fill up may actually drop, income taxes would be cut for the middle class and most of the laws passed during a lame-duck legislative session that weakened the governor and attorney general would be repealed under Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' first budget.

Evers' budget unveiled Thursday checks off numerous items on Democratic wish lists, but will run into a Republican buzz saw. Majority Republicans are all but certain to block many of his biggest initiatives. Those include expanding Medicaid coverage to 82,000 more people, freezing enrollment in private voucher schools, scaling back a manufacturing tax credit program and legalizing medical marijuana.