(The Center Square) – Republican Tom Tiffany backed the status quo on abortion, returning $3 billion in state surplus through future tax breaks and ending an annual levy increase allowance for Wisconsin schools installed by Gov. Tony Evers.

Democrat David Crowley said abortion should be decided between a woman and a medical provider, that future transportation funding could come from anything from toll roads to user fees in the state and that spending the state surplus on things like education funding and healthcare would help to lower costs for taxpayers in the state.

The pair met for their only in-person debate of the election season on Wednesday night, hosted by WISN at Marquette University.

“While my opponent is focused on being against Donald Trump, I'm for Wisconsin,” Tiffany said.

Crowley was not specific in his responses to how he would change or increase taxes for specific tax brackets but stated he believed Tiffany was serving billionaires instead of regular Wisconsin families.

“We have to make sure we have a fair tax system,” Crowley said.

Tiffany stated that he was against user fees and tolling on Wisconsin roads and said that he believes that the state needs to cut spending within its budget after approving a $15 billion increase in the most recent budget.

Tiffany pushed a 10% cut in income tax for families that make $150,000 or less, ending taxes on tips and overtime and ending the school levy limit increase while increasing state funding for schools stating that schools, roads and healthcare should be the state spending priorities.

“There is plenty of money in Madison to be able to backfill those things that we need to,” Tiffany said.

Crowley did not give specifics on his tax proposals but said that the state needs to take a holistic view of its taxing structure, something he said has not been done since 1986, and that the current structure is not working for Wisconsin municipalities.

Crowley said that the state cannot afford to expand its school voucher program and that income limits need to remain in place so that families that are currently paying for their children to attend private schools do not get tax money in the future to do the same.

Tiffany said that his children attended public schools but families should be able to choose for themselves which schools are best for their children.