The Democratic Party’s nominee to be the next governor of Wisconsin says the state should legalize marijuana to raise revenue that can be used to fund free pre-kindergarten education and an expansion of healthcare access.
David Crowley, who currently serves as the Milwaukee County executive, said last week that in addition to ending tax breaks for billionaires to address fiscal issues, the state should also “look at new revenues and how we grow our economy.”
“We want to make sure, one, that we legalize marijuana,” he told a reporter from CBS 58 News. “That will help bring in more dollars throughout the state.”
He added that he also wants to form a commission to examine fiscal issues more broadly to “permanently fix our taxing and spending problem” in the state.
Meanwhile, one of David Crowley’s loftiest plans is free pre-K for every 3-year-old and 4-year-old child.
How will he pay for that?
-Marijuana legalization
-Eliminating tax breaks on the rich
-A “blue ribbon commission” on all taxing and spending https://t.co/NVulyN9CR3 pic.twitter.com/g5nqMSyoDN
— A.J. Bayatpour (@AJBayatpour) October 9, 2026
Crowley separately told Fox6 News that if elected his administration would need to “continue to have to work with the
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