Lead Assembly author on guv’s rural development fund proposes changes
GOP Rep. Travis Tranel, the lead author of legislation to create a $50 million rural economic development fund that Gov. Scott Walker wants, pitched...
Groups representing hospitals, docs, insurers back guv’s reinsurance plan, Dems raise questions
Groups representing Wisconsin’s hospitals, doctors and insurers today backed the guv’s plan to create a reinsurance plan for the individual market under the Affordable...
JFC approves sparsity aid boost, allowing low-spending schools to collect more in property taxes
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously approved a plan to boost state aid for small, rural school by $6.5 million and allow low-spending districts to...
JFC approves Walker bill to make monthly EITC payments, Dems object
The Joint Finance Committee voted 12-4 to approve two of the guv’s welfare bills, including one that would create a pilot program to send...
Bill aimed at attracting workers to the state clears Joint Finance along party-lines
A bill that would spend $6.8 million on an effort to attract workers to Wisconsin cleared the Joint Finance Committee on a 11-3 party-line...
JFC votes to up amount of credits under historic rehabilitation program
Joint Finance Committee members voted 14-1 to boost the historic rehabilitation credit to $3.5 million per project starting July 1, instead of $500,000. Only Sen....
Bill to boost sparsity aid gets strong support from school officials
School officials lined up in support of a bill to boost sparsity aid and raise low-revenue caps, saying the changes would help them recruit...
JFC co-chairs looking at changes to guv’s $100 per-child credit, but offer no details
The co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee said today they’re considering changes to the guv’s proposal to create a new tax credit of $100...
LFB ups projected ending balance for 2017-19 budget b y $137.5 million
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau today upped its projected ending balance for the 2017-19 budget by $137.5 million with revenue projections for the two-year period...
Fitzgerald appoints Stroebel to Joint Finance
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald today appointed Sen. Duey Stroebel to the Joint Finance Committee. The Saukville Republican, who was elected to the Senate in...
Hintz appoints Taylor to Joint Finance Committee
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz is appointing Rep. Chris Taylor to his spot on the Joint Finance Committee. Taylor, D-Madison, was a member of the...
Walker’s vetoes nix low-spending school plan
Gov. Scott Walker today announced 99 vetoes, including a plan lawmakers inserted in the budget to boost low-spending school districts. The provision would have adjusted...
Vos expects to sign off on budget tomorrow
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he expressed frustration to Scott Walker that the guv enabled three senators to hijack the budget by promising them...
Vos move could delay Walker signing budget
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants to talk with Scott Walker about the veto promises he issued to win Senate passage before sending the budget...
Walker promised to move up prevailing wage repeal, other vetoes
Gov. Scott Walker has promised to use his veto pen to immediately move up a repeal of the prevailing wage on state projects and...
