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
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
