Retiring Capitol leaders tried to send refund checks to taxpayers who paid income taxes and boost K-12 spending, but legislators from both parties killed that plan. Local governments: Wisconsin’s system for funding state and local governments relies on three main sources of revenue: individual income taxes, state and local sales taxes, and local property taxes, with little revenue coming from corporate income taxes. Income taxes: The number of taxpayers with taxable incomes of more than $500,000 grew by more than 27% between 2022 and 2024, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau. As governor, would your state budget close the outdated maximum-security Green Bay prison and include funding for a new prison? They want to be governor, voters, so the candidates should have answers to these questions.