Rep. Ryan Clancy

Tony Evers fought so hard for so long for fairer maps that would give Democrats in the legislature an opportunity to have a seat at the table, but at a moment where it really mattered, he just never invited them to dinner.

Narrowly failed by just a single vote again! Wow what are the chances of that?

Counterpoint: this is capitalism, and has been for a very long time.

The likely consequences? A $2.9 billion structural *deficit* for the foreseeable future. We should instead consider AB 1176, which I’m very proud to co-author alongside @RepPhelpsWI and @repcruzwi! It’s an actual, sustainable plan to fund K-12 schools. (2/2)

It’s a great sign we were able to stop Governor Evers and Speaker Vos’ rushed plan for our temporary budget surplus. They would spend half the tax relief on folks making six figures — & most often nothing, an average of 74 cents per check, for seniors and others in need. (1/2)

I’m so grateful for the many, many stakeholders who spoke up and against Evers/Vos/LeMahieu’s sloppy, lame duck, $1.8 billion plan to spend down Wisconsin’s surplus. A deal that would have provided zero help to 1.4 million of us. You stepped up and defeated this! Thank you ❤️ 🌹

Evers’s compromise with arch-conservatives who want nothing more than to pillage the state and see their opponents ruined is going to leave this deal much worse for wear. Disability and children advocacy groups—the targets of the new spending—oppose it. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/05/13/gov…

Barring the biggest economic boom in Wisconsin in decades, this backroom deal will also likely create a multi-billion deficit. It’s a terrible deal, one that’s being rushed through to prevent democratic review and oversight. The vote is no. (2/2)

Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Assembly meets in this morning to consider LRB-6707/1, a bill negotiated between outgoing Governor Evers and Republican legislative leadership that spends down the state’s current, estimated $2.3 billion budget surplus. (1/2)

Thanks to @StateRepHong, @StateRepTenorio, and Representative Renuka Mayadev for their leadership today!)

This May, we celebrate and appreciate our Asian American and Pacific Islander friends and neighbors, standing with them against Trump's attacks on immigrants and people of color -- and whenever possible find joy in resistance and the hope we build together.

can we all agree now that the data center boom is currently a net negative for decarb or do we need reams more data and debate to reach that conclusion

AIPAC whatabouting a neo nazi. Strange times.

unimaginable even five years ago.

@bvmaryp @MKEMarionW Someone making $215k a year would pay $0 more a year under this plan, since they’re not in the highest tax bracket. They would, however, see their property taxes fall by around 44%.

@MKEMarionW @RyanClancyWI This tax plan is subsidizing the wealthy by squeezing hvac and plumbers? Tradesman make over 215k a year?

Yes. Doing so would drop everyone’s property tax by an average of 44%. The only people who would not benefit are the ones making significantly more than $1 million every single year. And folks across the state love the idea, regardless of party affiliation.

@Bobacheck This proposal would lower taxes (and facilitate lower rent, for folks who do not own property) for nearly every person in Wisconsin. The median property tax bill would be cut by 44%. It would only raise taxes on the extremely wealthy.

No we don't "love" this. Excessive taxation is never the answer to a Government that cannot control its spending habits.

@lmacvittie @meganjnovak Only the highest tax bracket (and the new one for the even more extremely wealthy) is impacted by this proposal. And even those in the currently highest tax bracket (a couple making over $431,000 a year, which is not “much lower incomes”) would benefit from lower property taxes.

@RyanClancyWI @meganjnovak What about the other tax bracket raises that start at much lower incomes??? Those are going to impact a lot of small business and individuals. Selective information doesn’t make your proposal more palatable to us.

@MKEMarionW @EricJBott @FrancescaHongWI Hmm!

@RyanClancyWI @EricJBott @FrancescaHongWI Or maybe you could take a look at an actual scholarly paper about outmigration? x.com/mkemarionw/sta…

So, I went and read this bill Juliana keeps talking about. It’s AB 1209. It’s authored by gubernatorial candidate @FrancescaHongWI and it’s absolutely bonkers. Please get comfortable and stick around because there is a whole lot of craziness to unpack. First, the bill raises taxes on filers in Wisconsin’s top income tax bracket by 15.69% these are people making over $323K. So now we know how they’re defining “super rich” and “billionaire.” It’s people making $323K. This alone would make WI the 9th highest income tax state but the bill doesn’t stop there. AB 1209 creates a new bracket starting at $750K and sets the tax rate at 17.70%. 17.70! Under Hong’s plan, WI will be #1 in America for income taxes. So who will be paying this tax? Billionaires? Not really. Wisconsin hardly has any. The majority of payers will be mom and pop small businesses. This is because the overwhelming majority of small businesses file not as corporations but as individuals, pass-throughs, S-corps, etc… and pay the individual tax rate. Close to 80% of small businesses file this way and a substantial majority of people who will be hit by this 17.7% tax will be small businesses. So this isn’t a “billionaires” tax at all. This is a successful small business tax. And this is all before we get into the strange way the bill plans to increase state school aids. Under the bill, for purposes of calculating equalization aids and revenue limits, a middle class English speaking child will only count as 71% of a child as compared to a limited-English, low income pupil. I thought all children were equal but I guess under Hong’s bill some are more equal than others. I’d love to see the Legislative Fiscal Bureau run this district by district so we can see who wins and who loses under Hong’s weird plan of counting some children as lesser than other children. Finally, I don’t see anything in the bill limiting property taxes. Presumably they would just keep going up despite increased state aids. So, how would this net out? If this bill passed, we could immediately expect: - Most of WI’s wealthiest would leave. - Thousands of small businesses would close their doors. - Large corporations will transfer their executives elsewhere and some will abandon Wi. It will no longer be possible to recruit talent to WI. (This is happening with Starbucks and Amazon right now in Washington over a 9.9% tax. Guess what a 17.7% tax will do.) - The Packers and Brewers will not be able to recruit talent. (I spent last week with some NFL players and they assured me that this is a big deal). - Tax revenues will plummet. WI will face a budget deficit and effectively go into recession. - Despite the new state aid increases, local governments appear to be able to raise property taxes more (and they’ll need to after commercial values plummet due to all the office buildings being abandoned). If this isn’t bad enough, the Hongs and Julianas of Wisconsin have other bills including a local option super tax, which is a great way to chase entrepreneurs out of your city. But the point is that this is unserious policy. To call it sophomoric is an insult to sophomores. This is economic suicide that can only come from the fever dreams of fervent communists. After reading it, I’m more motivated than ever to elect @TomTiffanyWI. @HeartlandPostWI @DanLennington @DanODonnellShow @VickiMcKenna @maciverwisc @AFPWI @WILawLiberty @meganjnovak @yount1130 @WisGOP @alexbruesewitz

@meganjnovak Us too, as that’s only a tax on net profits. An individual owning a business netting millions a year is doing great, and should be happy to help pay for education in the state that helps lead to their success. And, again, it’s not a 17.7 tax rate except on dollars $1,000,001+

@RyanClancyWI I’m sure all the small businesses who file under the individual rate and employee their neighbors, sponsor the local baseball team, etc will be able to continue to operate at a 17.7% tax rate.