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Gov. Tony Evers told the White House his administration estimates state revenues will drop more than $2 billion over the next year in the wake of COVID-19. Evers joined Dem Govs. Gretchen Whitmer, of Michigan, and Tom Wolf, of Pennsylvania,
The Joint Finance Committee would be able to transfer up to $75 million from sum sufficient appropriations during the current public health emergency under a new version of the COVID-19 bill released today. That is three times what GOP leaders
The Madison campus is set to take a bigger financial hit from COVID-19 than the rest of the UW System combined. Robert Cramer, UW System vice president of administration, told reporters that a combination of housing and dining hall reimbursements,
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders have been trading ideas — and barbs — about the appropriate state response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Senate and Assembly promise floor sessions soon, but no specific dates have been set.
Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed a GOP plan to cut taxes and reduce state debt, knocking Republicans for failing to embrace his proposal to pump a portion of an anticipated state surplus into school funding. Along with upping state aid
The Joint Finance Committee on Monday unanimously backed a series of bills to help the state’s struggling ag industry. The six bills were a combination of GOP proposals and bills that Gov. Tony Evers proposed in his State of the
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines Monday to sign off on a $392.4 million package that would cut income taxes, provide local governments more state aid to cover an expanded property tax break for businesses and pay down
The Joint Finance Committee today signed off on the Evers administration’s plan to fund the county-run facilities that represent one piece of a three-pronged approach to overhauling the state’s youth justice system. But the panel rejected along party lines the
Gov. Tony Evers today announced he’s calling a special session of the Legislature to put nearly $250 million of an anticipated surplus toward education as part of an effort to restore the state’s commitment to fund two-thirds of public education
The state is now expected to take in an additional $818.2 million through mid-2021 than previously projected, driven largely by strong corporate tax collections, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That additional revenue will mean a deposit of $409.1 million
The Joint Finance Committee approved the creation of two new positions in the Evers administration, but added a requirement that two vacant positions be cut in return. The actions, approved 11-4 along party lines, create a new administrative position at
The Joint Finance Committee approved transferring $2.8 million to help cover the costs of cleaning up from natural disasters. That’s $1.1 million less than state agencies had requested. One motion the committee approved moves $1.6 million from JFC’s supplemental appropriation
The Joint Finance Committee signed off on a series of spending proposals today, including one that would create a mental health consultation pilot program in Outagamie County. The committee approved AB 644/SB 608 15-0. It would provide $350,000 to the
Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter to the co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee today calling on them to convene and take up a request from the administration to release $7.3 million that would fund initiatives to address homelessness. “The
The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs today refused to take up requests from the Evers administration to create 21 new positions, instead ordering the asks to be resubmitted after identifying existing vacancies that could be used to cover the proposed jobs.
The Joint Finance Committee today for the first time signed off on a proposed settlement worked out by DOJ under December’s lame-duck laws. But Dem members continued to knock the committee for what they said is a broken process that
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously approved releasing $45 million for the UW System over the next two years after Republicans proposed tweaking the allocation to reduce the state’s ongoing commitment to the university in future years. The debate over the
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously backed releasing $220,000 appropriated in the budget for a suicide prevention line after adding new reporting requirements and redirecting it through a different agency. As they have over multiple issues with the budget, the committee
The Joint Finance Committee approved requests from the departments of Administration and Tourism to release money, but only after Republicans added new reporting requirements to track the funds. The additions — approved 12-4 along party lines — drew sharp exchanges
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously approved DATCP’s request to put $200,000 in general purpose revenue into a program providing mental health assistance for farmers, but only after Republican members accused the agency secretary of playing politics with the issue. Rep.
Gov. Tony Evers told the White House his administration estimates state revenues will drop more than $2 billion over the next year in the wake of COVID-19. Evers joined Dem Govs. Gretchen Whitmer, of Michigan, and Tom Wolf, of Pennsylvania, in pitching President Trump to support a call from the
The Joint Finance Committee would be able to transfer up to $75 million from sum sufficient appropriations during the current public health emergency under a new version of the COVID-19 bill released today. That is three times what GOP leaders had previously proposed allowing JFC to transfer from those funds.
The Madison campus is set to take a bigger financial hit from COVID-19 than the rest of the UW System combined. Robert Cramer, UW System vice president of administration, told reporters that a combination of housing and dining hall reimbursements, parking losses, a crash in athletics revenue, the unprecedented push
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders have been trading ideas — and barbs — about the appropriate state response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Senate and Assembly promise floor sessions soon, but no specific dates have been set. The first proposal came March 28 from Evers. He followed
Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed a GOP plan to cut taxes and reduce state debt, knocking Republicans for failing to embrace his proposal to pump a portion of an anticipated state surplus into school funding. Along with upping state aid to schools, Evers’ plan would’ve resulted in a $130 million
The Joint Finance Committee on Monday unanimously backed a series of bills to help the state’s struggling ag industry. The six bills were a combination of GOP proposals and bills that Gov. Tony Evers proposed in his State of the State last month. They include: *AB 875, which would allow
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines Monday to sign off on a $392.4 million package that would cut income taxes, provide local governments more state aid to cover an expanded property tax break for businesses and pay down debt. Republicans hailed the proposal to use a projected surplus
The Joint Finance Committee today signed off on the Evers administration’s plan to fund the county-run facilities that represent one piece of a three-pronged approach to overhauling the state’s youth justice system. But the panel rejected along party lines the guv’s request for $73.2 million to build two new state-run
Gov. Tony Evers today announced he’s calling a special session of the Legislature to put nearly $250 million of an anticipated surplus toward education as part of an effort to restore the state’s commitment to fund two-thirds of public education costs. Evers’ call comes as GOP legislative leaders have talked
The state is now expected to take in an additional $818.2 million through mid-2021 than previously projected, driven largely by strong corporate tax collections, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That additional revenue will mean a deposit of $409.1 million in the state’s rainy day fund. Adding the leftover tax
The Joint Finance Committee approved the creation of two new positions in the Evers administration, but added a requirement that two vacant positions be cut in return. The actions, approved 11-4 along party lines, create a new administrative position at the Department of Financial Institutions to help manage the state’s
The Joint Finance Committee approved transferring $2.8 million to help cover the costs of cleaning up from natural disasters. That’s $1.1 million less than state agencies had requested. One motion the committee approved moves $1.6 million from JFC’s supplemental appropriation to the Department of Military Affairs. The money will go
The Joint Finance Committee signed off on a series of spending proposals today, including one that would create a mental health consultation pilot program in Outagamie County. The committee approved AB 644/SB 608 15-0. It would provide $350,000 to the Department of Health Services to launch the program with half
Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter to the co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee today calling on them to convene and take up a request from the administration to release $7.3 million that would fund initiatives to address homelessness. “The Wisconsinites most vulnerable to the harsh winter are going without
The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs today refused to take up requests from the Evers administration to create 21 new positions, instead ordering the asks to be resubmitted after identifying existing vacancies that could be used to cover the proposed jobs. Last month, state agencies sent Finance requests to create more
The Joint Finance Committee today for the first time signed off on a proposed settlement worked out by DOJ under December’s lame-duck laws. But Dem members continued to knock the committee for what they said is a broken process that they say is delaying court procedures. Rep. Evan Goyke, D-Milwaukee,
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously approved releasing $45 million for the UW System over the next two years after Republicans proposed tweaking the allocation to reduce the state’s ongoing commitment to the university in future years. The debate over the money turned into a rehash of old beefs over how
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously backed releasing $220,000 appropriated in the budget for a suicide prevention line after adding new reporting requirements and redirecting it through a different agency. As they have over multiple issues with the budget, the committee tussled over decisions by GOP members to require agencies to
The Joint Finance Committee approved requests from the departments of Administration and Tourism to release money, but only after Republicans added new reporting requirements to track the funds. The additions — approved 12-4 along party lines — drew sharp exchanges as minority Dems accused Republicans of trying to micromanage the
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously approved DATCP’s request to put $200,000 in general purpose revenue into a program providing mental health assistance for farmers, but only after Republican members accused the agency secretary of playing politics with the issue. Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, fired back Republicans who control the committee