Joint Finance to take up UI next week

The Joint Finance Committee will meet Wednesday to take up funding for several state agencies as well as the state’s unemployment insurance program. GOP lawmakers and Dem Gov. Tony Evers have been at odds over the UI program for much

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WBA: FDIC quarterly numbers show optimism about economic recovery

May 27, 2021 Contact: Cassandra Krause, Communications Manager, Wisconsin Bankers Association 608-441-1216 ckrause@wisbank.com FDIC Quarterly Numbers Show Rebound in Economy   Statement on the release of first-quarter 2021 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) numbers from Rose Oswald Poels, president and CEO of

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GOP lawmakers push to ban transgender girls from competing in girl sports

Assembly and Senate committees heard several mostly-Republican backed bills that would ban transgender girls from competing in girl sports in K-12 and collegiate competitions. Supporters say they would protect women athletes while opponents say they would hurt transgender kids. wispolitics · GOP lawmakers push to ban transgender girls from competing

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Budget committee approves ending UW tuition freeze

The UW tuition freeze that’s been in place for the past eight years would expire under a GOP motion the Joint Finance Committee approved today. Along with allowing the cap on in-state, undergrad tuition to go away, the motion would add $22.3 million in additional general purpose revenue for the

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Budget committee approves $128 million in state tax dollars for K-12

Wisconsin schools would get $128 million in general purpose revenue over the next two years, a fraction of what Dem Gov. Tony Evers originally proposed, under a motion the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee approved today. The GOP motion, approved 11-4 along party lines, also would transfer $350 million to the

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Joint Finance to take up UI next week

The Joint Finance Committee will meet Wednesday to take up funding for several state agencies as well as the state’s unemployment insurance program. GOP lawmakers and Dem Gov. Tony Evers have been at odds over the UI program for much of the past year as it was plagued by delays

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Gov. Evers: Delivers radio address encouraging Wisconsin small businesses to apply for the Wisconsin Tomorrow Small Business Recovery Grant Program

May 27, 2021 Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov   Gov. Evers Delivers Radio Address Encouraging Wisconsin Small Businesses to Apply for the Wisconsin Tomorrow Small Business Recovery Grant Program   Audio file of Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on the Wisconsin Tomorrow Small Business Recovery Grant Program.

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DNR: Submits Central Sands Lakes Study Findings And Recommendations To State Legislature

May 27, 2021 Contact: Adam Freihoefer, DNR Water Use Section Chief Adam.Freihoefer@wisconsin.gov or 608-514-6058 DNR Submits Central Sands Lakes Study Findings And Recommendations To State Legislature Recommendations Follow Study Of Pleasant, Long And Plainfield Lakes In Waushara County   MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department has submitted

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WBA: FDIC quarterly numbers show optimism about economic recovery

May 27, 2021 Contact: Cassandra Krause, Communications Manager, Wisconsin Bankers Association 608-441-1216 ckrause@wisbank.com FDIC Quarterly Numbers Show Rebound in Economy   Statement on the release of first-quarter 2021 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) numbers from Rose Oswald Poels, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Bankers Association   The numbers demonstrate banks’ financial

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