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Joint Finance Committee members quizzed Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr on staffing issues at correctional facilities across the state. Members highlighted a number of conditions that make hiring new corrections officers difficult, including relatively low pay and dangerous work conditions. A
Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee today expressed concern that Gov. Tony Evers’ Workforce Development budget proposals “really missed the mark.” The guv’s plan to up the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.50 by 2023 drew the ire of Republicans
Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee today grilled Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm on the plan to accept the federal Medicaid expansion, a proposal Palm said is the center of her agency’s budget. Gov. Tony Evers’ budget calls for expanding
GOP members of the Joint Finance Committee voiced concerns to Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson about Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to reinstate the prevailing wage on state projects and let those in the state illegally get driver’s licenses. And they also
Republican members of the Joint Finance Committee on Wednesday peppered DPI Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor with questions about the guv’s education proposal, questioning if the state can afford the proposed $1.4 billion increase for public schools. But prompted by questions
Members of the Joint Finance Committee drew early battle lines Wednesday as they kicked off the first agency briefings of Gov. Tony Evers’ $84 billion budget. JFC Co-chair Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, started today’s hearing by knocking Evers for proposing
The state would face a structural deficit of nearly $2 billion heading into the 2021-23 budget under Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal for the 2019-21 biennium, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That would be a significant uptick from the $865
The Joint Finance Committee has formally noticed four public hearings around the state to hear testimony on the guv’s budget. The hearings will begin April 5 at the Pontiac Convention Center in Janesville. The committee will then travel to the
The Joint Finance Committee has asked the heads of six agencies to testify April 3-4 on the guv’s budget, a significant reduction from the number of cabinet secretaries who typically brief members on the proposal. In a letter to committee
The state Building Commission Wednesday deadlocked on Gov. Tony Evers’ $2.5 billion capital budget, believed to be the first time that’s happened in the commission’s 70-year history. Evers was mystified that Republicans refused to recommend passage after every project in
Gov. Tony Evers’ budget would increase the maximum weekly rate for those on unemployment and repeal drug testing requirements. The guv also wants to eliminate a one-week waiting before beneficiaries could claim their first check — a policy that Republicans
Gov. Tony Evers today proposed nearly $2 billion in new bonding as part of his capital budget with a significant chunk of that borrowing going to the UW System. Overall, Evers is proposing a $2.5 billion capital budget, which includes
Gov. Tony Evers today announced his capital budget will include $109 million to help UW-Eau Claire replace a 56-year-old science building. In making the announcement, Evers said the project would be a collaboration with Mayo Clinic, allowing its researchers to
Gov. Tony Evers says his capital budget will include $30 million in funding for the expansion of the Alliant Energy Center in Dane County. The guv said the plan, which he announced this morning at the center, would convert the
Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling isn’t saying whether she supports Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal to eliminate the minimum markup on gas. The La Crosse Dem, who spoke at the Wisconsin AFL-CIO Building Trades Conference in Madison this morning following Evers, told
Gov. Tony Evers touted his proposals to repeal right to work and reinstate prevailing wage on state projects in front of a pro-union audience, telling them his budget will “begin to undo the harm that’s been done to organized labor.”
The Legislature’s top Republicans say they’re planning to leave Gov. Tony Evers’ budget by the wayside and start from current law in building their own plan, slamming the guv’s proposal as an appeal to his liberal supporters. The GOP leaders
Gov. Tony Evers will propose in his budget allowing those who are undocumented and in Wisconsin to be eligible for driver’s licenses and ID cards. According to excerpts of his planned remarks for tonight’s address, Evers will say the proposal
Gov. Tony Evers’ today pledged to use the $320 million in state money he expects to save by expanding Medicaid “to improve the health and wellbeing of all Wisconsinites.” And he called for the state to contract with foreign manufacturers
Gov. Tony Evers has so far pledged his budget would increase state funding for K-12 schools in the neighborhood of $1.4 billion, legalize medical marijuana and pump new money into efforts to ensure Wisconsinites have clean drinking water. But as
Joint Finance Committee members quizzed Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr on staffing issues at correctional facilities across the state. Members highlighted a number of conditions that make hiring new corrections officers difficult, including relatively low pay and dangerous work conditions. A January report also showed that overtime costs at Wisconsin’s prisons
Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee today expressed concern that Gov. Tony Evers’ Workforce Development budget proposals “really missed the mark.” The guv’s plan to up the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.50 by 2023 drew the ire of Republicans on the committee. Sen. Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, said DWD’s focus
Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee today grilled Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm on the plan to accept the federal Medicaid expansion, a proposal Palm said is the center of her agency’s budget. Gov. Tony Evers’ budget calls for expanding to cover people whose income was up to 130 percent
GOP members of the Joint Finance Committee voiced concerns to Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson about Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to reinstate the prevailing wage on state projects and let those in the state illegally get driver’s licenses. And they also expressed skepticism over the guv’s claims that nixing the minimum
Republican members of the Joint Finance Committee on Wednesday peppered DPI Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor with questions about the guv’s education proposal, questioning if the state can afford the proposed $1.4 billion increase for public schools. But prompted by questions from Dem members, Taylor said simply maintaining current funding levels
Members of the Joint Finance Committee drew early battle lines Wednesday as they kicked off the first agency briefings of Gov. Tony Evers’ $84 billion budget. JFC Co-chair Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, started today’s hearing by knocking Evers for proposing tax hikes in his budget after saying in the waning
The state would face a structural deficit of nearly $2 billion heading into the 2021-23 budget under Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal for the 2019-21 biennium, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That would be a significant uptick from the $865 million structural deficit the Capitol faced for the 2019-21 biennium.
The Joint Finance Committee has formally noticed four public hearings around the state to hear testimony on the guv’s budget. The hearings will begin April 5 at the Pontiac Convention Center in Janesville. The committee will then travel to the Oak Creek Community Center April 10, UW-River Falls April 15
The Joint Finance Committee has asked the heads of six agencies to testify April 3-4 on the guv’s budget, a significant reduction from the number of cabinet secretaries who typically brief members on the proposal. In a letter to committee members Friday, Co-chairs Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and John Nygren,
The state Building Commission Wednesday deadlocked on Gov. Tony Evers’ $2.5 billion capital budget, believed to be the first time that’s happened in the commission’s 70-year history. Evers was mystified that Republicans refused to recommend passage after every project in the document unanimously cleared committees earlier this week. “Disappointed is
Gov. Tony Evers’ budget would increase the maximum weekly rate for those on unemployment and repeal drug testing requirements. The guv also wants to eliminate a one-week waiting before beneficiaries could claim their first check — a policy that Republicans put in place nearly six years ago — and repeal
Gov. Tony Evers today proposed nearly $2 billion in new bonding as part of his capital budget with a significant chunk of that borrowing going to the UW System. Overall, Evers is proposing a $2.5 billion capital budget, which includes $429.7 million in gifts and other money to fund projects.
Gov. Tony Evers today announced his capital budget will include $109 million to help UW-Eau Claire replace a 56-year-old science building. In making the announcement, Evers said the project would be a collaboration with Mayo Clinic, allowing its researchers to work alongside students and staff. He also hoped it would
Gov. Tony Evers says his capital budget will include $30 million in funding for the expansion of the Alliant Energy Center in Dane County. The guv said the plan, which he announced this morning at the center, would convert the site’s Exhibition Hall to “a full service convention center for
Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling isn’t saying whether she supports Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal to eliminate the minimum markup on gas. The La Crosse Dem, who spoke at the Wisconsin AFL-CIO Building Trades Conference in Madison this morning following Evers, told reporters afterward that the guv’s road funding plan amounts to
Gov. Tony Evers touted his proposals to repeal right to work and reinstate prevailing wage on state projects in front of a pro-union audience, telling them his budget will “begin to undo the harm that’s been done to organized labor.” The guv in first public appearance following his inaugural budget
The Legislature’s top Republicans say they’re planning to leave Gov. Tony Evers’ budget by the wayside and start from current law in building their own plan, slamming the guv’s proposal as an appeal to his liberal supporters. The GOP leaders were also noncommittal about Evers’ transportation funding plan, which couples
Gov. Tony Evers will propose in his budget allowing those who are undocumented and in Wisconsin to be eligible for driver’s licenses and ID cards. According to excerpts of his planned remarks for tonight’s address, Evers will say the proposal “makes our roads and our communities safer, and helps strengthen
Gov. Tony Evers’ today pledged to use the $320 million in state money he expects to save by expanding Medicaid “to improve the health and wellbeing of all Wisconsinites.” And he called for the state to contract with foreign manufacturers to import generic prescription drugs into Wisconsin and eliminate the
Gov. Tony Evers has so far pledged his budget would increase state funding for K-12 schools in the neighborhood of $1.4 billion, legalize medical marijuana and pump new money into efforts to ensure Wisconsinites have clean drinking water. But as he prepares to deliver the full budget Thursday night, a