Dave Craig: Zero-based budgeting would pull back the curtain on spending

In June, I introduced a ‘Zero-based Budget’ bill with Representative Rob Hutton, R-Brookfield, that provides greater transparency and enables the legislature to exercise its oversight function within the state budget process. Under this legislation, each state agency will have to review how all of their dollars are spent and justify those expenses against the agency’s core function to the legislature.

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John Nichols: Why is GOP so afraid of voter ID facts?

State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk recently roused himself from the sidelines of state governance and called on legislators to penalize Dane County for allocating $55,000 to fund a UW-Madison study of how Wisconsin’s voter ID law influences voter participation and turnout.

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TUE AM Update: WEDC board to hear update on Foxconn contract today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Hospital Association From WisPolitics.com … — The WEDC board will meet in Madison today to hear updates from the agency on the Foxconn contract. The board may vote on the WEDC staff review of the deal, which would give the agency the authority to

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MON PM Update: State finishes fiscal year with $579 million surplus

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state finished 2016-17 with a surplus of $579 million, a better ending balance than what the Legislative Fiscal Bureau had previously projected. The last LFB estimate of a $467 million ending balance, though, did not include a final look at expenditures

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Dave Craig: Zero-based budgeting would pull back the curtain on spending

In June, I introduced a ‘Zero-based Budget’ bill with Representative Rob Hutton, R-Brookfield, that provides greater transparency and enables the legislature to exercise its oversight function within the state budget process. Under this legislation, each state agency will have to review how all of their dollars are spent and justify those expenses against the agency’s core function to the legislature.

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John Nichols: Why is GOP so afraid of voter ID facts?

State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk recently roused himself from the sidelines of state governance and called on legislators to penalize Dane County for allocating $55,000 to fund a UW-Madison study of how Wisconsin’s voter ID law influences voter participation and turnout.

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MON News Summary: Supreme Court to hear TIF district case; Ryan pledges more Puerto Rico aid

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Register now: ‘Navigating the New Economy’ roundtable discussions Business leaders and community members have an opportunity to learn from state and local experts about how they can better navigate the new economy during roundtables in Hudson, Richland Center and Sheboygan. The series of community conversations

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