Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly plans to convene early this afternoon to take up a calendar that includes the budget and several follow-up bills. The budget and four other bills, including one to repeal the personal property tax, will be taken

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — During his trip to southwestern Wisconsin tomorrow, President Biden will push the bipartisan agreement on an infrastructure package, the White House said. Last week, the White House announced Biden and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack would travel to southwestern

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Tourism and entertainment industry groups are praising Gov. Tony Evers’ announcement of $140 million in American Rescue Plan Act grants. The Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Association praised Evers’ announcement that $75 million would go toward the lodging industry.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The state Senate approved Tom Engels, who headed the Health Resources and Services Administration under former President Trump, as its new sergeant-at-arms. The vote yesterday was 23-7, with five Democrats joining majority Republicans in support. He replaces

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) From WisPolitics.com … — A series of election-related bills are headed to Gov. Tony Evers after Assembly approval, including one that would place new requirements on absentee voting. SB 204 would require indefinitely confined voters to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Construction Business Group (CBG) From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly is set to take up several election-related bills during its floor session today. Members are also to take up a bill that would cut shared revenue payments to municipalities that cut funding for law

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate is moving ahead with legislation to eliminate the personal property tax after the Joint Finance Committee put money aside in its version of the budget. SB 189 was formally introduced March 10 and was sent

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Construction Business Group (CBG) From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to approve a two-year state budget after adding a $3.4 billion tax cut. It now goes to the full Legislature, where approval is expected by the end of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement AARP Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers is calling on GOP legislative leaders to quickly send him four policing bills while urging them to do more. The Assembly yesterday concurred on Senate bills to: ban chokeholds except in self-defense or when an officer’s

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin would put another $129 million into expanding broadband under a motion Ok’d by the GOP-run Joint Finance Committee. Of that, $125 million would be covered through bonds with another $4 million transferred

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Construction Business Group (CBG) From WisPolitics.com … — Polls are open in the GOP primary for the 37th AD near Watertown. Eight Republicans are squaring off the party’s nomination to replace John Jagler after the Watertown Republican won a special election in April for

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers says he’s leaning toward vetoing a GOP bill that would cut off enhanced federal unemployment benefits of $300 a week. “I’ll take a look at it but certainly leaning that way,” he said on UpFront,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) From WisPolitics.com … — The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program would be renewed for four years with $32 million annually under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved along party lines. That money for preservation and recreation initiatives was

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Construction Business Group (CBG) From WisPolitics.com … — Adult corrections guards are on pace for 2.2 million hours of overtime in the current fiscal year, amounting to a 13.5 percent increase over 2019-20, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The agency has long been plagued

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to boost transportation spending by $357.3 million over current law and use more general purpose revenue to cover those costs. The motion, approved 11-4 last night, would borrow $223.6 million

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A coalition of unions and construction groups is urging the Joint Finance Committee to embrace Gov. Tony Evers’ nearly $2.4 billion capital budget. In a letter to committee members ahead of today’s vote on the capital budget, the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Democratic Party of Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — The nation’s top Dems told state party activists Wisconsin is key in 2022, urging them to mobilize around successes such as a refundable child tax credit to turn out voters next fall. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The UW Board of Regents today will select a new president. Michael Grebe, the current vice president and a Gov. Scott Walker appointee, is expected to square off with Edmund Manydeeds, a Gov. Tony Evers appointee for the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — An Assembly committee is set to vote today on seven bills recommended by the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities. One of those bills would require the Department of Justice to collect and report how many no-knock warrants

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Democratic Party of Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — In another sign of a likely reelection bid, Gov. Tony Evers today rolled out four new hires for his political operation including Cassi Fenili as campaign manager. Along with Fenili, Haley Barbour will serve as finance director,