LeMahieu says Senate GOP will focus income tax cut efforts on second-highest bracket

Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu noted Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, has raised the prospect of again trying to cut taxes on retirement income. But LeMahieu said he wants broader tax relief that cuts across ages. The majority leader also said he likely won’t bring up his proposal from this session to move the state to a flat tax and believes there’s no appetite in his caucus to try pumping additional state money into various local aids in an attempt to drive down property taxes.

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UW-Eau Claire: Celebrating Blugolds as commencement nears

Find all the event details and feature stories about the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s fall commencement in one place. Get to know our featured graduates from each college, and find out who the special honorees will be on Dec. 21.  The Sonnentag to host first commencement ceremonies Dec. 21 The

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Gov. Evers, WHEDA: Announce investments to develop nearly 500 housing units across Wisconsin

More than $9.3 million investment will support nine affordable housing developments, 485 housing units statewide MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), announced today the results of the latest round of competitive funding for the Vacancy-to-Vitality, Restore Main Street, and Infrastructure Access loan programs… Please log

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Marquette University: New law school poll national survey finds Trump approval at recent high and Biden approval at all-time low; policy issues also surveyed

Also: Views of the economy improve, though personal finances are unchanged Public split on Trump cabinet appointments, while a large majority think Senate should take time to hold hearings Majority is concerned that tariffs will hurt the economy and divided on whether Trump policies will increase inflation More than three-quarters

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LeMahieu says Senate GOP will focus income tax cut efforts on second-highest bracket

Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu noted Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, has raised the prospect of again trying to cut taxes on retirement income. But LeMahieu said he wants broader tax relief that cuts across ages. The majority leader also said he likely won’t bring up his proposal from this session to move the state to a flat tax and believes there’s no appetite in his caucus to try pumping additional state money into various local aids in an attempt to drive down property taxes.

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DNR: Investigating spill of Enbridge Line 6 pipeline

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is investigating a spill of crude oil from a pipeline along Enbridge Energy’s Line 6 in the town of Oakland, about four miles east of the village of Cambridge in Jefferson County. On Nov. 11, the DNR received a report from

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NFIB: Wisconsin ad campaign urges Congress to protect small business privacy

MADISON, WI (Dec. 17, 2024) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Wisconsin’s leading small business advocacy organization, announced a new advertising campaign across Wisconsin and several other states featuring targeted radio and digital ads that urge Congress to pass the Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act. The legislation would repeal the Corporate

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WFU: Holds 94th Annual Convention; Von Ruden re-elected WFU President

WISCONSIN DELLS – Westby dairy farmer Darin Von Ruden was re-elected president of Wisconsin Farmers Union last weekend in Wisconsin Dells, where more than 200 family farmers and rural advocates gathered for the organization’s 94th annual State Convention.  Von Ruden has served as the organization’s District 5 director since 2008, representing

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Dept. of Financial Institutions: Wisconsin’s State-Chartered Credit Unions Report sound third-quarter financial performance

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s 107 state-chartered credit unions continue to exhibit sound financial performance as of September 30, 2024, according to data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). At the end of the third quarter, total assets for Wisconsin’s state-chartered credit unions rose to $66.2 billion. This

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