JFC approves K-12 education plan, $1 billion state building budget

The Joint Finance Committee voted 12-4 along party lines to change Gov. Scott Walker's K-12 education plan by adding a boost for low-spending school districts and increasing the income cutoff for students in the statewide voucher program. Dems slammed the proposal late Monday afternoon, saying the additional $639 million provided by the motion still left public schools short of where they were bef...