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GOP legislative leaders are considering splitting the budget into two bills — one that would outline spending and the other containing policy — in an attempt to get around the guv’s partial veto authority. Gov. Tony Evers has the most
The state would pump $12.5 million more into workforce development than what Gov. Tony Evers proposed under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved today. While more than what the guv floated, it’s short of the additional $15 million that
The Joint Finance Committee approved a $25 million boost in state funding to the Wisconsin Technical College System — more than Gov. Tony Evers originally proposed, but less than he wanted after revenue projections climbed an additional $753 million. The
Joint Finance Republicans rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals to increase need-based grants for students at Wisconsin’s colleges, universities and tech schools, opting instead to keep funding at current levels. The state provided $113.8 million in 2018-19 to students at the
The Joint Finance Committee rejected a string of steps Gov. Tony Evers wanted to take to ease property tax limits on counties and municipalities. But the committee agreed to give them a little bit of relief for the costs they
The state is projected to have nearly $2.9 billion in additional money to spend over the next two years after the Legislative Fiscal Bureau today upped its revenue estimates through mid-2021. The state was already expecting healthy revenue growth for
The committee voted unanimously to approve Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal to pump more money into a program to provide clean drinking water. But the debate turned into a series of jabs over Republicans’ decision to reject $40 million in additional
The Joint Finance Committee pared back some of the new positions Gov. Tony Evers had proposed and wiped out the $1 million he wanted to put toward ensuring Wisconsin has an accurate count in the 2020 Census. The committee voted
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to set aside funding for an initiative to address homelessness, but Republicans decided to hold back the money while the policy aspects of the effort is decided in separate bills. The guv
The Joint Finance Committee rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ call to give municipalities a $15.1 million boost in state aid during the second year of the budget. The guv wanted to give each community a 2 percent increase in state aid
The Joint Finance Committee largely backed a series of Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals to address treating those with mental health issues, but added several caveats over the objections of Dems. For example, the committee supported the creation of a new
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted Thursday to wipe out some of the pillars of Dem Tony Evers’ budget, including an expansion of Medicaid, which the guv considered the linchpin for a $1.6 billion boost in health care spending over
The first motion the Joint Finance Committee plans to take up Thursday would result in the general fund seeing $1.4 billion less over the next two years than what Gov. Tony Evers proposed, according to an analysis by the Legislative
Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, won’t be at Thursday’s Joint Finance hearing on doctor’s orders following a fall last week during a fundraising trip to Washington, D.C. A Darling spokesman said the lawmaker was following a doctor’s recommendation that she
The Joint Finance Committee’s first actions on Gov. Tony Evers’ budget May 9 will be to pull out a host of his priorities, from expanding Medicaid to allowing illegal immigrants to get driver licenses. Typically, the JFC co-chairs have the
The Joint Finance Committee plans to begin voting next week on the 2019-21 state budget, according to the office of Co-chair Alberta Darling, R-River Hills. That’s a little later start than in 2017, when the committee’s first votes were May
WEDC CEO Mark Hogan today stressed the importance of the manufacturing and agriculture tax credit and continuing the repeal of prevailing wage, measures that he labeled as “significant attraction pieces” to entice and retain businesses. “The manufacturing and agricultural tax
The property taxes on the mythical median-valued Wisconsin home would go up $56 in the first year of Gov. Tony Evers’ budget and $48 in the second year, according to a new Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo. But that projected increase
Hundreds of Wisconsinites gathered in Janesville to highlight their support of various budget provisions ranging from accepting the Medicaid expansion to upping the special ed reimbursement rate during the legislative budget committee’s first roadshow stop today. The Joint Finance Committee
DNR Secretary Preston Cole defended the guv’s decision not to include any new money in the budget to combat chronic wasting disease in the state’s deer herd, arguing the administration is looking to take a more collaborative approach with other
GOP legislative leaders are considering splitting the budget into two bills — one that would outline spending and the other containing policy — in an attempt to get around the guv’s partial veto authority. Gov. Tony Evers has the most powerful partial veto authority in the country, but can only
The state would pump $12.5 million more into workforce development than what Gov. Tony Evers proposed under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved today. While more than what the guv floated, it’s short of the additional $15 million that he urged lawmakers to invest after seeing revised revenue numbers.
The Joint Finance Committee approved a $25 million boost in state funding to the Wisconsin Technical College System — more than Gov. Tony Evers originally proposed, but less than he wanted after revenue projections climbed an additional $753 million. The GOP motion to increase funding $25 million passed along party
Joint Finance Republicans rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals to increase need-based grants for students at Wisconsin’s colleges, universities and tech schools, opting instead to keep funding at current levels. The state provided $113.8 million in 2018-19 to students at the UW System, private colleges, the Wisconsin Technical College System and
The Joint Finance Committee rejected a string of steps Gov. Tony Evers wanted to take to ease property tax limits on counties and municipalities. But the committee agreed to give them a little bit of relief for the costs they incur managing storm water. Currently, municipalities have to reduce their
The state is projected to have nearly $2.9 billion in additional money to spend over the next two years after the Legislative Fiscal Bureau today upped its revenue estimates through mid-2021. The state was already expecting healthy revenue growth for the next budget compared to the current biennium. But today’s
The committee voted unanimously to approve Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal to pump more money into a program to provide clean drinking water. But the debate turned into a series of jabs over Republicans’ decision to reject $40 million in additional bonding that would’ve gone to replace lead laterals. Evers included
The Joint Finance Committee pared back some of the new positions Gov. Tony Evers had proposed and wiped out the $1 million he wanted to put toward ensuring Wisconsin has an accurate count in the 2020 Census. The committee voted 11-3 along party lines to reject the census money over
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to set aside funding for an initiative to address homelessness, but Republicans decided to hold back the money while the policy aspects of the effort is decided in separate bills. The guv included eight different housing assistance provisions in his budget that
The Joint Finance Committee rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ call to give municipalities a $15.1 million boost in state aid during the second year of the budget. The guv wanted to give each community a 2 percent increase in state aid after cuts over the past 15 years left county and
The Joint Finance Committee largely backed a series of Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals to address treating those with mental health issues, but added several caveats over the objections of Dems. For example, the committee supported the creation of a new unit for initial intake, triage and treatment of patients upon
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted Thursday to wipe out some of the pillars of Dem Tony Evers’ budget, including an expansion of Medicaid, which the guv considered the linchpin for a $1.6 billion boost in health care spending over the next two years. GOP Sen. Luther Olsen, who has
The first motion the Joint Finance Committee plans to take up Thursday would result in the general fund seeing $1.4 billion less over the next two years than what Gov. Tony Evers proposed, according to an analysis by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. What’s more, the motion, which includes rejecting Evers’
Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, won’t be at Thursday’s Joint Finance hearing on doctor’s orders following a fall last week during a fundraising trip to Washington, D.C. A Darling spokesman said the lawmaker was following a doctor’s recommendation that she not attend committee hearings yet. Vice-chair Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, will
The Joint Finance Committee’s first actions on Gov. Tony Evers’ budget May 9 will be to pull out a host of his priorities, from expanding Medicaid to allowing illegal immigrants to get driver licenses. Typically, the JFC co-chairs have the Legislative Fiscal Bureau identify policy items that can be pulled
The Joint Finance Committee plans to begin voting next week on the 2019-21 state budget, according to the office of Co-chair Alberta Darling, R-River Hills. That’s a little later start than in 2017, when the committee’s first votes were May 1. A Darling spokesman said the committee is targeting May
WEDC CEO Mark Hogan today stressed the importance of the manufacturing and agriculture tax credit and continuing the repeal of prevailing wage, measures that he labeled as “significant attraction pieces” to entice and retain businesses. “The manufacturing and agricultural tax credit is one of the three or four things that
The property taxes on the mythical median-valued Wisconsin home would go up $56 in the first year of Gov. Tony Evers’ budget and $48 in the second year, according to a new Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo. But that projected increase would be smaller than what homeowners would expect to see
Hundreds of Wisconsinites gathered in Janesville to highlight their support of various budget provisions ranging from accepting the Medicaid expansion to upping the special ed reimbursement rate during the legislative budget committee’s first roadshow stop today. The Joint Finance Committee heard testimony from a series of speakers, many who were
DNR Secretary Preston Cole defended the guv’s decision not to include any new money in the budget to combat chronic wasting disease in the state’s deer herd, arguing the administration is looking to take a more collaborative approach with other states. Responding to a question from Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring