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Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ first budget request may be a “liberal wish list” according to Republican lawmakers, but several progressive measures the governor touted on the campaign trail are notably missing.

The new governor’s budget request, his first real policy blueprint for the state, features a sweeping set of proposals that would undo many of the changes enacted under eight years of GOP rule. Evers also proposed legalizing medical marijuana, increasing the minimum wage to $9 per hour by 2021 and taking federal dollars to expand Medicaid to 82,000 Wisconsinites.

But he simultaneously forewent other major left-wing initiatives that would have curried favor with liberal supporters.

Such missing proposals include substantial steps to reduce the state’s growing prison population and a full repeal of the 2011 law known as Act 10 that reduced the power of public-sector labor unions.

He also called during the campaign for ending the reliance on revenue generated from veterans homes to shore up the Veterans Trust Fund, but continues that practice in the first year of his two-year proposal.

Evers spokeswoman Melissa Baldauff emphasized he has plenty of time during his tenure to tackle initiatives that weren’t included in the budget.