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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says it’s “too early to tell” if the Legislature will attempt to override Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of the GOP middle-class tax cut plan. Instead, the Rochester Republican said he’s planning to wait until the plan
Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed a GOP bill to cut income taxes for the middle class, saying Republicans failed to provide a way to pay for the reduction and the proposal should be considered in the upcoming state budget. Evers’
Gov. Tony Evers says his budget will include steps toward increasing the minimum wage and the restoration of some science positions at the Department of Natural Resources. But he didn’t offer specifics in an interview at Marquette University Law School
The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously Thursday to give the Department of Military Affairs for a one-time supplement of $2 million to provide disaster assistance to local governments. It also approved unanimously giving $50,000 to the Kickapoo Reserve Management Board
The Joint Finance Committee approved along party lines the GOP’s version of a middle-class tax cut as Dems complained Republicans were forging ahead without bipartisan support on how to pay for it. But JFC Co-chair John Nygren, R-Marinette, argued ahead
Dem lawmakers, with the backing of Gov. Tony Evers, today unveiled an $892.3 million tax cut targeting middle-class earners that would cap a credit for manufacturers to help cover more than half the cost. The proposal would cap the credit
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau today projected state revenues through mid-2021 will come in slightly below what the Department of Administration had expected two months ago. Still, the state is looking at an additional $2.4 billion in new money through the
Gov. Tony Evers is asking lawmakers to give him until March 5 to deliver his budget address, noting his predecessor also had until the first Tuesday in March to unveil his plan. It would be the latest the budget has
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz is re-appointing Madison Dem Chris Taylor to the Joint Finance Committee and adding Milwaukee lawmaker Evan Goyke. Goyke replaces Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, who was originally appointed to the committee this session by former
Speaker Robin Vos today added Reps. Terry Katsma, of Oostburg, and Shannon Zimmerman, of River Falls, to the Assembly GOP Joint Finance team. The two replace outgoing Rep. Dale Kooyenga, who won his race for state Senate, and Rep. Mary
Criminal justice interests are banding together for the first time to push a $70 million package that would add assistant DAs, create new positions in the state crime lab and boost the reimbursement rate for private attorneys who serve as
The outgoing Walker administration delivered Gov.-elect Tony Evers a dose of good news for his first budget with the state expected to have new revenues of $2.1 billion through mid-2021. Still, that was tempered somewhat by agency budget requests that
The state Department of Transportation is projecting a dip in spending of $76.7 million over the next two years, a decrease of about 1.3 percent, according to its budget request submitted to the outgoing Walker administration. The agency’s request also
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, today appointed Sen. Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, to the Joint Finance Committee. He replaces outgoing Sen. Leah Vukmir, who left her seat to run for U.S. Senate. Fitzgerald also re-appointed all of the other returning
Gov. Scott Walker made a pitch to pass an incentive bill to keep a Kimberly-Clark plant open in Wisconsin as part of his first public comments to reporters since his loss in last week’s re-election. Walker, addressing reporters from his
Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling today re-appointed fellow Dems Jon Erpenbach and LaTonya Johnson to the Joint Finance Committee. Erpenbach, D-Middleton, was first elected to the Senate in 1998, did a stint as minority leader in the 2003-4 session and
A top Kimberly-Clark official says he has “no interest in a bidding war” between Wisconsin and Arkansas over keeping a plant open in their respective states. The company has faced a choice between shutting down the Neenah Cold Spring facility
Republican backers of a bill to provide tax incentives to Kimberly-Clark say the package is the last chance to save hundreds of union jobs and a diverse industry in northeastern Wisconsin. But Dems pushed back on the legislation, arguing the
The Joint Finance Committee today quickly approved Tony Evers’ request for $94,600 to fund his transition team. The proposal was introduced and adopted by unanimous consent in just a matter of minutes, a rarity for the committee. Lawmakers also didn’t
Speaker Robin Vos has reappointed Rep. John Nygren co-chair of the Joint Finance Committee. Nygren, R-Marinette, has served as co-chair of the powerful budget committee since the 2013-14 session. Vos said Nygren’s job is “even more important this next session
