LFB: Property taxes to increase under Evers’ budget

The property taxes on the mythical median-valued Wisconsin home would go up $56 in the first year of Gov. Tony Evers’ budget and $48 in the second year, according to a new Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo. But that projected increase would be smaller than what homeowners would expect to see under current law, the analysis found. A spokeswoman for Evers noted voters have approved referendums increasi… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me

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TUE PM Update: Fitzgerald vows appeal after judge refuses to reinstate lame-duck appointments

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald vowed to appeal a court’s decision today rejecting the GOP Legislature’s request to restore former Gov. Scott Walker’s 82 appointments. Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for Gov. Tony Evers says the decision shows the guv “acted properly and within the law” to withdraw the appointments and name h… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Voces de la Frontera: Milwaukee to urge state’s Joint Finance Committee to include driver licenses for all in the 2019 budget

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, sfreeman@vdlf.org, 414-469-9206 Who: Voces de la Frontera, immigrant community members, religious leaders, small business owners, supporters What: Community presence in support of Driver Licenses for All at the Joint Finance Committee’s public hearing in Oak Creek When: Wednesday, April 10, 10am Where: Oak Creek Community Center, 8580 S Howell Ave, Oak Creek, WI 53154 MILWAUKEE – On Wednesday, as the Wisconsin state legislature’s Joint Finance Committee holds a public hearing in Oak Creek, Milwaukee residents will testify to urge the committee to restore driver licenses and state identification cards for all residents of Wisconsin regardless of immigration status or income as part of the 2019-2021

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Rep. Kitchens: Holding in-district listening sessions

Contact: Representative Joel Kitchens                                                     (608) 266-5350 MADISON, WI– Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) has announced a series of listening sessions that will be held throughout the 1st Assembly District: “I am happy to announce that I will be holding several listening sessions in my district,” Kitchens said, “This will be a chance for my constituents to share their thoughts about the budget along with any issues they feel need attention from the state.” The locations and times of the listening sessions will be: Where: Door County Library, Jane Greene Room, 107 S 4the Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 When: Saturday, April 27, 10:00

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Fitzgerald vows appeal after judge refuses to reinstate lame-duck appointments

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald vowed to appeal a court’s decision today rejecting the GOP Legislature’s request to restore former Gov. Scott Walker’s 82 appointments. Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for Gov. Tony Evers says the decision shows the guv “acted properly and within the law” to withdraw the appointments and name his own. The 3rd District Court of Appeals today shot down a request from GOP lawmakers to overturn Evers’ decision to rescind the appointments made in the waning days of the Walker administration. Evers withdrew the appointments after a Dane County judge ruled the Legislature’s actions in the December extraordinary

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LFB: Property taxes to increase under Evers’ budget

The property taxes on the mythical median-valued Wisconsin home would go up $56 in the first year of Gov. Tony Evers’ budget and $48 in the second year, according to a new Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo. But that projected increase would be smaller than what homeowners would expect to see

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Voces de la Frontera: Milwaukee to urge state’s Joint Finance Committee to include driver licenses for all in the 2019 budget

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, sfreeman@vdlf.org, 414-469-9206 Who: Voces de la Frontera, immigrant community members, religious leaders, small business owners, supporters What: Community presence in support of Driver Licenses for All at the Joint Finance Committee’s public hearing in Oak Creek When: Wednesday, April 10, 10am Where: Oak Creek Community Center, 8580 S Howell Ave, Oak Creek, WI 53154

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Rep. Kitchens: Holding in-district listening sessions

Contact: Representative Joel Kitchens                                                     (608) 266-5350 MADISON, WI– Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) has announced a series of listening sessions that will be held throughout the 1st Assembly District: “I am happy to announce that I will be holding several listening sessions in my district,” Kitchens said, “This will be a

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