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Rolling out a key plank of his budget, Gov. Scott Walker called for a $649 million boost to K-12 education as part of a plan that would increase per-pupil funding statewide while also targeting more money to Milwaukee Public Schools
The National Republican Senatorial Committee today announced a new TV ad knocking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin over her opposition to the nomination of Neil Gorsuch. Shortly after the president announced his pick, Baldwin said she would meet with Gorsuch, but
Democratic lawmakers are slamming a move by GOP leadership to hire outside lawyers to represent them in an ongoing redistricting lawsuit, warning Republicans are setting up taxpayers to be fleeced.
Gov. Scott Walker today proposed a boost in funding for rural schools through sparsity aid, higher reimbursements for their transportation costs and an investment in broadband. Walker is speaking at three school districts today to outline his plan and said
State political reaction to President Trump’s new immigration restrictions is generally falling along party lines. Republicans generally supported Trump’s executive order…
Senate Assistant Majority Leader Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, said she would be seeking an audit of the Department of Corrections as part of a package of crime “victim-prevention” bills she is co-authoring with Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, and Sen. Van
The state underestimated by $3.8 billion the costs for major highway work completed over the past decade or still in progress, often because it failed to account for inflation in its estimates, according to a Legislative Audit Bureau review. The
A day after the release of new positive revenue projections, Assembly GOP leaders called Thursday for a $300 million tax cut as part of a plan to meet Gov. Scott Walker’s demands before pumping new revenues into the transportation fund.
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau gave the budget a boost today, both in how much money the Capitol will have to play with in 2017-19 and the state’s ending balance for 2015-17. In November, the Walker administration had projected nearly $1.4
Rolling out a key plank of his budget, Gov. Scott Walker called for a $649 million boost to K-12 education as part of a plan that would increase per-pupil funding statewide while also targeting more money to Milwaukee Public Schools and rural districts. The guv said the proposal, which will
The National Republican Senatorial Committee today announced a new TV ad knocking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin over her opposition to the nomination of Neil Gorsuch. Shortly after the president announced his pick, Baldwin said she would meet with Gorsuch, but had deep concerns about his record. She later announced she
Democratic lawmakers are slamming a move by GOP leadership to hire outside lawyers to represent them in an ongoing redistricting lawsuit, warning Republicans are setting up taxpayers to be fleeced.
Gov. Scott Walker today proposed a boost in funding for rural schools through sparsity aid, higher reimbursements for their transportation costs and an investment in broadband. Walker is speaking at three school districts today to outline his plan and said the funding comes on top of the “significant investment” in
State political reaction to President Trump’s new immigration restrictions is generally falling along party lines. Republicans generally supported Trump’s executive order…
Senate Assistant Majority Leader Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, said she would be seeking an audit of the Department of Corrections as part of a package of crime “victim-prevention” bills she is co-authoring with Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, and Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine. Vukmir appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,”
The state underestimated by $3.8 billion the costs for major highway work completed over the past decade or still in progress, often because it failed to account for inflation in its estimates, according to a Legislative Audit Bureau review. The audit also found the condition of state roads has deteriorated,
A day after the release of new positive revenue projections, Assembly GOP leaders called Thursday for a $300 million tax cut as part of a plan to meet Gov. Scott Walker’s demands before pumping new revenues into the transportation fund. Still, details were still being worked out on the proposed
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau gave the budget a boost today, both in how much money the Capitol will have to play with in 2017-19 and the state’s ending balance for 2015-17. In November, the Walker administration had projected nearly $1.4 billion in revenue growth for 2017-19. But LFB today upped