JFC cuts in half Evers funding increase for UW System
Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee voted Tuesday to add another two years to the freeze on tuition for in-state undergraduates at the UW...
JFC approves $38.4 million boost for prosecutors, public defenders
The Joint Finance Committee approved $38.4 million in general purpose revenue to boost pay for prosecutors and public defenders while adding 26.5 positions in...
JFC approves GOP education plan, Dems slam as inadequate
Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee approved putting an additional $500 million into K-12 education over the next two years as Dems slammed the...
Republicans reach deal on $500 million boost to K-12
GOP lawmakers have reached a deal to pump an additional $500 million into K-12 education, including a $97 million increase for special education. Both figures...
Assembly Republicans propose $500 million boost to K-12
Assembly Republicans today pledged to pump an additional $500 million into K-12 education, including the first increase in special education aid in more than...
Fitz, Vos still trying to determine ‘big number’ for K-12
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today said that they were open to providing a boost for special education and...
JFC approves wage hikes for state employees, extra boost for prison guards
The Joint Finance Committee signed off on Tony Evers’ plan to give state and UW System employees raises of 2 percent in each of...
JFC reworks Evers tourism proposal
The Joint Finance Committee reworked Tony Evers’ proposal to promote tourism in Wisconsin, including paring back money designated for marketing. The centerpiece of Evers’ plan...
GOP leaders looking at splitting budget into two bills to get around Evers partial...
GOP legislative leaders are considering splitting the budget into two bills -- one that would outline spending and the other containing policy -- in...
JFC adds money to workforce development
The state would pump $12.5 million more into workforce development than what Gov. Tony Evers proposed under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved...
JFC Republicans approve $25M tech college boost, Dems wanted more
The Joint Finance Committee approved a $25 million boost in state funding to the Wisconsin Technical College System -- more than Gov. Tony Evers...
JFC Republicans reject Evers proposal to increase grants for college students
Joint Finance Republicans rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals to increase need-based grants for students at Wisconsin’s colleges, universities and tech schools, opting instead to...
JFC Republicans nix Evers plans to ease property tax limits
The Joint Finance Committee rejected a string of steps Gov. Tony Evers wanted to take to ease property tax limits on counties and municipalities. But...
State expected to have additional $2.9 billion to spend after revenue projections tick up
The state is projected to have nearly $2.9 billion in additional money to spend over the next two years after the Legislative Fiscal Bureau...
JFC approves Evers clean drinking water provisions, debates lead laterals
The committee voted unanimously to approve Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal to pump more money into a program to provide clean drinking water. But the debate...
