Our previous governor Jim Doyle took 3$B of the transportation fund created from gasoline taxes and used to maintain infastructure and diverted that to cover WEAC Wisconsin Education (teacher’s union) and other state pension programs. During the Walker recall election a petition for a constitutuional amendment to prevent such diversions passed and came into effect last year.
That’s never brought up now and don’t know why it isn’t. Because it should.
Needless to say our roads weren’t maintained and infastructure was left crumbling .It also left the state scurrying for funds from every nook and cranny to fix the roads and bridges.
Thank you for adding that information!