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Gov. Tony Evers announced today his budget will propose making it harder for lawmakers to block stewardship projects, including a provision that would double to $500,000 the threshold for when the Legislature is able to review a proposal.
Gov. Tony Evers tells WisPolitics.com his budget will call for dedicating 20 percent of future state tax collections to boost shared revenue by more than $576 million while also allowing local governments to levy a higher sales tax of their own.
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau today projected the state will finish the current fiscal year with a $7.1 billion surplus, $524 million more than what the Evers administration expected just two months ago.
Gov. Tony Evers told WisPolitics.com he’s “leery” about calls to dedicate a portion of the state’s sales tax revenues to local governments, saying he would prefer an approach that would provide municipalities a more stable increase each year.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, today appointed Sens. Pat Testin, of Stevens Point, and Eric Wimberger, of Green Bay, to his caucus’ two vacant posts on the Joint Finance Committee. They fill the slots of GOP Sens. Kathy Bernier,
Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, has reappointed Rep. Evan Goyke, of Milwaukee, to the Joint Finance Committee and added Rep. Tip McGuire, of Kenosha.
Gov. Tony Evers plans to deliver his annual State of the State address Feb. 7. Meanwhile, he’s asked GOP legislative leaders to keep open Feb. 28 or March 7 for his budget address.
Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, today reappointed Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, as the Assembly co-chair of the powerful Joint Finance Committee.
The Evers administration now expects a record-high budget surplus of nearly $6.6 billion to end the fiscal year June 30, well above previous expectations that it would come in north of $5 billion.
Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard, D-Madison, today reappointed Sen. LaTonya Johnson, of Milwaukee, to the Joint Finance Committee and added Sen. Kelda Roys, of Madison.
Gov. Tony Evers announced today he’ll call for a $101.4 million boost in shared revenue as part of the 2023-25 budget, including a new $10 million supplement to help cover public safety costs. Evers, who has faced a barrage of
State agencies are seeking a more than $3.5 billion boost in general purpose revenue in the 2023-25 budget with a dozen asking for double-digit percentage increases. That’s despite Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ call for most departments to avoid asking for additional state tax dollars.
The Joint Finance Committee voted today to redirect $3 million to law enforcement that the state is receiving from a multi-million-dollar opioid settlement. The GOP-run committee today approved changes to how the Department of Health Services had originally proposed to
Gov. Tony Evers today pledged to call for a nearly $2 billion increase in funding for public schools in the 2023-25 budget if he’s reelected.
Gov. Tony Evers today announced he’s putting another $90 million of federal COVID-19 funds into K-12 education with a portion of the new money dedicated to mental health services. Districts will have until the end of calendar year 2026 to
State tax collections for the 2021-22 fiscal year came in $1.6 billion higher than what the Legislative Fiscal Bureau projected just seven months ago, driven by strong growth in income and corporate taxes. The LFB in January had expected the
Gov. Tony Evers, two months out from his reelection bid, called for using a portion of the state’s projected $5 billion surplus to cut taxes by $600 million a year. The plan also includes a call to repeal the minimum
The co-chairs of the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee say they will be making changes to the state’s plan for how it should use opioid settlement funds. The Department of Health Services recently submitted an updated proposal to JFC for how
The Joint Finance Committee Tuesday approved redirecting more than $21 million in bonding to offset rising costs for Milwaukee and Racine counties as they build new facilities for young offenders. Meanwhile, one committee member warned inflation will likely raise the
Tax collections for the fiscal year that ends this month are running ahead of projections, putting the state in line for another boost to the general fund. The Department of Revenue last week reported general fund tax collections through the
Gov. Tony Evers announced today his budget will propose making it harder for lawmakers to block stewardship projects, including a provision that would double to $500,000 the threshold for when the Legislature is able to review a proposal.
Gov. Tony Evers tells WisPolitics.com his budget will call for dedicating 20 percent of future state tax collections to boost shared revenue by more than $576 million while also allowing local governments to levy a higher sales tax of their own.
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau today projected the state will finish the current fiscal year with a $7.1 billion surplus, $524 million more than what the Evers administration expected just two months ago.
Gov. Tony Evers told WisPolitics.com he’s “leery” about calls to dedicate a portion of the state’s sales tax revenues to local governments, saying he would prefer an approach that would provide municipalities a more stable increase each year.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, today appointed Sens. Pat Testin, of Stevens Point, and Eric Wimberger, of Green Bay, to his caucus’ two vacant posts on the Joint Finance Committee. They fill the slots of GOP Sens. Kathy Bernier, of Chippewa Falls, and Dale Kooyenga, of Brookfield. They didn’t
Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, has reappointed Rep. Evan Goyke, of Milwaukee, to the Joint Finance Committee and added Rep. Tip McGuire, of Kenosha.
Gov. Tony Evers plans to deliver his annual State of the State address Feb. 7. Meanwhile, he’s asked GOP legislative leaders to keep open Feb. 28 or March 7 for his budget address.
Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, today reappointed Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, as the Assembly co-chair of the powerful Joint Finance Committee.
The Evers administration now expects a record-high budget surplus of nearly $6.6 billion to end the fiscal year June 30, well above previous expectations that it would come in north of $5 billion.
Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard, D-Madison, today reappointed Sen. LaTonya Johnson, of Milwaukee, to the Joint Finance Committee and added Sen. Kelda Roys, of Madison.
Gov. Tony Evers announced today he’ll call for a $101.4 million boost in shared revenue as part of the 2023-25 budget, including a new $10 million supplement to help cover public safety costs. Evers, who has faced a barrage of attacks over crime in the guv’s race, also announced he’s
State agencies are seeking a more than $3.5 billion boost in general purpose revenue in the 2023-25 budget with a dozen asking for double-digit percentage increases. That’s despite Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ call for most departments to avoid asking for additional state tax dollars.
The Joint Finance Committee voted today to redirect $3 million to law enforcement that the state is receiving from a multi-million-dollar opioid settlement. The GOP-run committee today approved changes to how the Department of Health Services had originally proposed to use the $31 million in funding the state will receive
Gov. Tony Evers today pledged to call for a nearly $2 billion increase in funding for public schools in the 2023-25 budget if he’s reelected.
Gov. Tony Evers today announced he’s putting another $90 million of federal COVID-19 funds into K-12 education with a portion of the new money dedicated to mental health services. Districts will have until the end of calendar year 2026 to spend $75 million of the money for various needs, including
State tax collections for the 2021-22 fiscal year came in $1.6 billion higher than what the Legislative Fiscal Bureau projected just seven months ago, driven by strong growth in income and corporate taxes. The LFB in January had expected the state would finish the 2021-22 fiscal year with a surplus
Gov. Tony Evers, two months out from his reelection bid, called for using a portion of the state’s projected $5 billion surplus to cut taxes by $600 million a year. The plan also includes a call to repeal the minimum markup on fuel and cap at $35 the co-pay an
The co-chairs of the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee say they will be making changes to the state’s plan for how it should use opioid settlement funds. The Department of Health Services recently submitted an updated proposal to JFC for how Wisconsin should use the $31 million in opioid settlement funds
The Joint Finance Committee Tuesday approved redirecting more than $21 million in bonding to offset rising costs for Milwaukee and Racine counties as they build new facilities for young offenders. Meanwhile, one committee member warned inflation will likely raise the $42 million price tag for a new state-run facility to
Tax collections for the fiscal year that ends this month are running ahead of projections, putting the state in line for another boost to the general fund. The Department of Revenue last week reported general fund tax collections through the end of May were up 5.2 percent compared to the