The Assembly plans to be in session at 1 p.m. Thursday to begin debate on the state budget, setting up the Legislature to pass the document before the fiscal year ends the following day.
The state Senate will take up the budget on Wednesday as the Legislature works to complete its work on the document this week.
Gov. Tony Evers today was noncommittal about potentially vetoing the GOP’s $3.5 billion income tax cut passed by the Joint Finance Committee but said he still believes tax cuts shouldn’t go to the rich.
The Joint Finance committee voted 12-4 along party lines to approve the state budget after Republicans signed off on a $3.5 billion income tax cut and voted to cut $32 million from the UW System. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu,
The Joint Finance Committee today voted 12-4 along party lines to approve a plan that would cut income taxes by $3.5 billion.
The Joint Finance Committee today voted 12-4 along party lines to increase state employee compensation by over $700 million.
The Joint Finance Committee this evening voted along party lines to cut $32 million from the UW System budget over its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, as Dems blasted the decision.
GOP lawmakers announced today they plan to pass a $3.5 billion income tax package that would drop Wisconsin to three tax brackets from four and reduce the rate of the top bracket by more than 1 percentage point.
The Joint Finance Committee is set to meet tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. to finish up the state budget. The committee’s agenda includes the UW System, Budget Management and Compensation Reserves, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, Shared Revenue and Tax
Republican lawmakers are still hashing out details of a proposed income tax cut of more than $3 billion while Brewers talks have stalled, GOP Assembly leaders told reporters today.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee early this morning rebuffed calls from Dem Gov. Tony Evers and others to use state money to continue a program to subsidize child care facilities.
The state would spend $45 million on the development of a new radio system allowing emergency responders from across jurisdictions to communicate during disasters and large-scale incidents, under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved early today.
The Joint Finance Committee early this morning approved boosting spending by the Department of Health Services by $3.1 billion in state and federal money over the next two years.
The state Senate this afternoon approved legislation to pump additional state aid into local governments after six Dems joined 15 Republicans in voting for the deal GOP leaders struck with Dem Gov. Tony Evers. Dems Melissa Agard, of Madison; LaTonya
The state would spend an additional $1.55 billion on transportation projects over the next two years, under a motion the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee approved tonight. With the additional funding, spending on transportation would hit $8 billion over the next
