Joint Finance approves four-year extension of stewardship; guv wanted 10 years

The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program would be renewed for four years with $32 million annually for preservation and outdoor recreation programs under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved Thursday along party lines. That’s well short of the 10 years and $70 million annually that Gov. Tony Evers had proposed. The GOP approach also would include $24 million in bonding annually and $8 milli...