Evers signs budget as guv, lawmakers beat reconciliation bill across finish line

Gov. Tony Evers early this morning signed a $111.1 billion budget less than an hour after it cleared the full Legislature as he and lawmakers raced to complete the document before Congress signed off on the reconciliation bill.

That’s because a provision in that federal bill would block a plan in the state budget to increase a hospital assessment to generate additional federal revenue that would then largely be sent back to hospitals.

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Assembly approves portable benefits legislation

The Assembly today approved with bipartisan support a bill to create portable benefit accounts for contract employees of companies like DoorDash and Uber, despite some Dems’ concerns it wouldn’t do enough to protect those workers’ rights.  AB 269 passed 56-36 in the

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Assembly passes bill to cut state funding if police aren’t placed in Milwaukee schools 

The Assembly today passed 53-44 along party lines AB 91, which would impose a penalty on Milwaukee Public Schools and the city if 25 school resource officers are not in schools within 30 days of the bill becoming law. If the city and schools do not comply, the city of Milwaukee would lose 10% of its shared revenue, and MPS would lose 20% of its per-pupil aid. 

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Evers signs budget as guv, lawmakers beat reconciliation bill across finish line

Gov. Tony Evers early this morning signed a $111.1 billion budget less than an hour after it cleared the full Legislature as he and lawmakers raced to complete the document before Congress signed off on the reconciliation bill.

That’s because a provision in that federal bill would block a plan in the state budget to increase a hospital assessment to generate additional federal revenue that would then largely be sent back to hospitals.

Read More »

Assembly approves portable benefits legislation

The Assembly today approved with bipartisan support a bill to create portable benefit accounts for contract employees of companies like DoorDash and Uber, despite some Dems’ concerns it wouldn’t do enough to protect those workers’ rights.  AB 269 passed 56-36 in the Assembly, with four Democrats joining Republicans in support. Three Dems

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Assembly passes bill to cut state funding if police aren’t placed in Milwaukee schools 

The Assembly today passed 53-44 along party lines AB 91, which would impose a penalty on Milwaukee Public Schools and the city if 25 school resource officers are not in schools within 30 days of the bill becoming law. If the city and schools do not comply, the city of Milwaukee would lose 10% of its shared revenue, and MPS would lose 20% of its per-pupil aid. 

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