TUE PM Update: LFB: Property tax increases would be the same under JFC, Evers budgets

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2019

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Property taxes on a median-valued home would go up the same amount under the GOP’s budget plan as they would under Gov. Tony Evers’ original proposal, according to a Legislative Fiscal Bureau analysis. That’s despite JFC Republicans last week pumping $58.6 million into the lottery to free up additional money for a tax credit to … 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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LFB: Property tax increases would be the same under JFC, Evers budgets

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2019

Property taxes on a median-value home would go up the same amount under the GOP’s budget plan as they would under Gov. Tony Evers’ original proposal, according to a Legislative Fiscal Bureau analysis. That’s despite JFC Republicans last week pumping $58.6 million into the lottery to free up additional money for a tax credit to blunt increases. The median-valued home, worth $166,967 at the end of l… 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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Assembly votes to expand minority teacher loan forgiveness

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2019

The Assembly approved by voice vote a bill that boosts a loan forgiveness program to incentivize more minorities to pursue a career in education. The bill, which boasted bipartisan support, would expand the program form Milwaukee to any school district in the state where at least 40 percent of the population is non-white. The expansion will make teachers in roughly 25 additional school districts and tribal schools eligible. It now heads to the state Senate.

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Assembly passes package addressing homelessness

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2019

The Assembly today approved a package of measures stemming from recommendations made last session by the Interagency Council on Homelessness. But the proposed funding for the measures, which comes out to roughly $3.8 million, can only be released at the discretion of the Joint Finance Committee. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Stieneke, R-Kaukauna, told reporters earlier today he was confident that the final version of the state budget would provide the necessary funding. They include: *ABs 119, 120, 123, 124 and 125 which allows the state’s budget panel to pump more money into a number of programs to address homelessness. *AB

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WisDems: Democratic volunteers organize across Wisconsin to #Fight4Medicaid

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2019

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org MADISON — Last week Democratic organizers and volunteers knocked on doors and made phone calls in targeted Senate and Assembly districts to pressure Republican legislators to expand Medicaid, a move that would extend affordable coverage to 82,000 Wisconsinites, save the state $324 million in the 2019-21 biennial budget, and free up $1.6 billion in fe… 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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Step therapy bill unanimously clears Assembly, heads to Evers’ desk

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2019

The Assembly today approved a bill that would address step therapy, a cost-saving method employed by insurance companies The legislation — introduced by Joint Finance Committee Co-chairs Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette — would address step therapy. That’s a cost-saving method employed by insurance companies; it makes patients try a number of drugs recommended by the insurer before “stepping” up to cover the cost of the medication recommended by a doctor. The bill wouldn’t eliminate step therapy outright. Instead, it would add transparency to the appeals process and create exceptions that would allow patients to

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Assembly votes to expand minority teacher loan forgiveness

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2019

The Assembly approved by voice vote a bill that boosts a loan forgiveness program to incentivize more minorities to pursue a career in education. The bill, which boasted bipartisan support, would expand the program form Milwaukee to any school district in the state where at least 40 percent of the

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Assembly passes package addressing homelessness

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2019

The Assembly today approved a package of measures stemming from recommendations made last session by the Interagency Council on Homelessness. But the proposed funding for the measures, which comes out to roughly $3.8 million, can only be released at the discretion of the Joint Finance Committee. Assembly Majority Leader Jim

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WisDems: Democratic volunteers organize across Wisconsin to #Fight4Medicaid

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2019

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org MADISON — Last week Democratic organizers and volunteers knocked on doors and made phone calls in targeted Senate and Assembly districts to pressure Republican legislators to expand Medicaid, a move that would extend affordable coverage to 82,000 Wisconsinites, save the state $324 million in the 2019-21 biennial

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Step therapy bill unanimously clears Assembly, heads to Evers’ desk

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2019

The Assembly today approved a bill that would address step therapy, a cost-saving method employed by insurance companies The legislation — introduced by Joint Finance Committee Co-chairs Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette — would address step therapy. That’s a cost-saving method employed by insurance companies;

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