State revenues beat original projections, off slightly from January projection

Despite a COVID-19 pandemic that roiled the state’s economy for the final quarter of the year, the state still took in more tax revenue in 2019-20 than originally expected when the budget was signed more than 13 months ago, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The $17.5 billion the state collected was $211.8 million more than what LFB had estimated when Gov. Tony Evers signed the budget in ...