MADISON, WI – Earlier today, Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee filed a motion to eliminate hundreds of funding proposals vital to Wisconsinites’ well-being and future security from the Governor’s 2025-27 Executive Budget–including funding aimed at lowering costs and improving lives for Wisconsin families. Examples of programs removed include: state funding

MADISON, Wis.–Republicans on the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee voted today to remove 612 items from Governor Tony Evers’s budget. These were 612 common-sense proposals that address the needs of everyday Wisconsinites. Items such as increased child care funding, boosting funding for PFAS remediation, preventing property tax increases, investments in mental

Madison, WI – Today, the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee voted to remove nearly $500 million, intended to support Wisconsin’s child care network, from the Wisconsin state budget. Republicans not only removed this critical provision from the budget, but they will not allow any discussion of this item in further budget negotiations by

MADISON, Wis. — After Romaine Quinn voted today to strip over 600 items from Governor Evers’ budget, raising property taxes and threatening access to child care around the state, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Deputy Communications Director Haley McCoy released the following statement: “Governor Evers’ budget provided real, meaningful tax relief to address the rising

MADISON, Wis. — After Shannon Zimmerman voted today to strip over 600 items from Governor Evers’ budget, raising property taxes and threatening access to child care around the state, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Deputy Communications Director Haley McCoy released the following statement: “Governor Evers’ budget provided real, meaningful tax relief to address the rising

MADISON, Wis. — After Howard Marklein voted today to strip over 600 items from Governor Evers’ budget, raising property taxes and threatening access to child care around the state, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Deputy Communications Director Haley McCoy released the following statement: “Governor Evers’ budget provided real, meaningful tax relief to address the rising

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Joint Finance Committee Republicans voted today to strip Governor Evers’ budget of 612 common-sense proposals that address the needs of everyday Wisconsinites such as child care funding, boosting of funding for PFAS remediation, money for lead removal, and legalization of marijuana. In response, Representative Anderson (D-Beloit)

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Wisconsin Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee voted to erase more than 600 items from state budget consideration, including widely popular provisions that would help working families deal with rising costs, feed hungry kids, fully fund our public schools, and ensure every household in Wisconsin has

Madison, Wis. – At the long-awaited Joint Finance Committee’s Executive Meeting Thursday, Republican leaders made it clear they do not share the priorities of Governor Tony Evers or the majority of Wisconsinites in many key areas. They voted to eliminate 612 items from Evers’ 2025-2027 budget. Wisconsinites at four state

MADISON – The Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) met today to discuss Legislative Republican’s motion to remove more than 600 items from the 2025-27 State Budget. Representative Alex Joers (D-Waunakee) released the following statement: “Today’s action ended, slashed, and gutted many programs and services which are essential to Wisconsinites and their

Statewide: Despite overwhelming public testimony supporting expanding BadgerCare during the public hearing process, the Legislature’s GOP-controlled budget committee, the Joint Finance Committee, again turned its back on the health care needs of their constituents by removing it from the State Budget. Wisconsin is one of only 10 states which has

APPLETON, WI – Today, State Senator Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D-Appleton) along with Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Jeff Pertl celebrated National Provider Appreciation day by touring Bridges Child Enrichment Center with Executive Director Nicole Seebruck Zellmer. The Senator presented the center with a legislative citation in honor of the

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement on the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope: “The election of Pope Leo XIV marks a historic and joyful moment for Catholics in the United States and around the world. As the first American pope, Cardinal Robert

MADISON, Wis. — After Republicans on the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee voted today to strip over 600 items from Governor Evers’ budget, ignoring the will of the people by sidelining solutions to key challenges facing Wisconsinites, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Sarah Abel released the following statement: “Nothing in life is certain except

MADISON, WI… Legislation promoting efficiency and enhancing public safety in our justice system by establishing specialized ‘problem-solving’ courts in state law, and providing mental health treatment to non-violent offenders, cleared a State Senate committee today. “Specialized, problem-solving courts – for drug treatment, OWI offenses, commercial disputes and others – have

MADISON, Wis. – If you are covering the new lawsuit filed with the Wisconsin Supreme Court challenging the Wisconsin Congressional Maps, please consider the following statement. “No one is surprised that liberal Mark Elias is challenging Wisconsin’s Congressional maps. This politically motivated lawsuit is a desperate attempt by far-left Democrats who

PARK FALLS — Gov. Tony Evers today celebrated the grand opening of the new Flambeau River YMCA in Park Falls, which was funded in part by a $5.6 million grant through investments the governor directed to support the Neighborhood Investment Fund (NIF) grant program. A branch of the YMCA of the Northwoods,

MADISON – Today, Republicans on the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) voted to remove hundreds of provisions from Governor Tony Evers’s 2025-2027 state budget proposal. JFC Republicans passed a motion on party lines to return the budget to the “base budget” – or the current levels set in the 2023-2025

Hi, this is Senator Howard Marklein. I am the co-chair of the legislature’s budget-writing, Joint Committee on Finance. Earlier this week the Joint Committee on Finance started work on the state budget. We did this after months of meetings with constituents, holding public hearings across the state, talking with legislators

A proven, bipartisan solution to the teacher shortage is working in 47 states—but Wisconsin’s pilot program has failed to produce results Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released a new report on Thursday detailing Wisconsin’s lack of progress on an effective solution to the teacher shortage: teacher