March 14, 2021 For all the drama over road funding in the budget two years ago, it’s shocking how far into the background that transportation has faded this time around. Gov. Evers’ proposed budget cuts overall funding to the Department of Transportation by $250 million. He wants to spend a grand total of $6.6 billion compared to $6.4 billion last time around. This would have been unthinkable in 2019. It’s worth taking a quick trip down memory lane to revisit how emotional politicians and special interest groups got over road funding during the last budget debate. They howled about the …