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Two key Republicans working on legislation to delay the closure of Lincoln Hills said Wednesday it is unacceptable for Gov. Tony Evers to propose in his budget lifting a hard deadline to transfer young offenders to new facilities. But Dem
Gov. Tony Evers Tuesday announced his budget will propose creating a nonpartisan commission to draw the next round of legislative and congressional boundaries, as well as new grants to aid Native American college students. Evers’ redistricting proposal comes as Dems
Gov. Tony Evers is calling for a freeze on the number of slots available in the state’s school choice program, a plan one choice advocate called unworkable. Evers’ budget also would freeze the creation of new charter schools and repeal
Gov. Tony Evers is proposing a $150 million boost to the UW System in his upcoming budget, which will also call for allowing undocumented Wisconsin residents to pay in-state tuition rates at the university and the Wisconsin Technical College System.
Gov. Tony Evers’ new budget will include a proposal to prevent businesses from getting loans, grants or tax credits from the state jobs board if they move jobs outside of Wisconsin, the governor’s office tells WisPolitics.com. The guv’s plan also
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
Two key Republicans working on legislation to delay the closure of Lincoln Hills said Wednesday it is unacceptable for Gov. Tony Evers to propose in his budget lifting a hard deadline to transfer young offenders to new facilities. But Dem Rep. Evan Goyke, who has been working with Republicans Michael
Gov. Tony Evers Tuesday announced his budget will propose creating a nonpartisan commission to draw the next round of legislative and congressional boundaries, as well as new grants to aid Native American college students. Evers’ redistricting proposal comes as Dems have challenged the Assembly lines Republicans drew in 2011, charging
Gov. Tony Evers is calling for a freeze on the number of slots available in the state’s school choice program, a plan one choice advocate called unworkable. Evers’ budget also would freeze the creation of new charter schools and repeal a GOP-authored program that sought to transfer control of chronically
Gov. Tony Evers is proposing a $150 million boost to the UW System in his upcoming budget, which will also call for allowing undocumented Wisconsin residents to pay in-state tuition rates at the university and the Wisconsin Technical College System. The plan also would freeze in-state tuition rates for the
Gov. Tony Evers’ new budget will include a proposal to prevent businesses from getting loans, grants or tax credits from the state jobs board if they move jobs outside of Wisconsin, the governor’s office tells WisPolitics.com. The guv’s plan also aims to up transparency and accountability at the Wisconsin Economic
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 gains enough public support in order consider challenging the guv’s
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’ veto, the first he’s issued since taking office, had been
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 Tuesday, even joking with host Mike Gousha that he told
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 to cover clean-up costs from floods. That money will be
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 of today’s hearing that Republicans had already compromised because they
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 for manufacturers to the first $300,000 of income. That would
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 end of the next budget thanks to a series of
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 been introduced since at least 1979, according to the Legislative
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 Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha. She started the 2017-18 session
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 Felzkowski, who was recently elected assistant majority leader. Vos today
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 public defenders. Much of what the coalition is seeking was
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 outstrip expected revenue growth by nearly $1.1 billion. That means
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 projects a decline in gas tax revenue in the current
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 members from this session. In addition to his previous announcement
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 Capitol conference room, said he believes the company will shut