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 committee until former Dem leader Peter Barca named Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, to one
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 the revenue limits for low-spending districts, now at $9,100 per student, to increase spending to
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he expressed frustration to Scott Walker that the guv enabled three senators to hijack the budget by promising them vetoes in exchange for their support. Still, the speaker said he expects to sign off on
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants to talk with Scott Walker about the veto promises he issued to win Senate passage before sending the budget to the guv, a move that could delay the timetable for signing it. Walker has said
Gov. Scott Walker has promised to use his veto pen to immediately move up a repeal of the prevailing wage on state projects and cut off school districts from an exemption to spending caps for energy efficiency projects, according to
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald is holding open the option of coming in over the weekend to take up the state budget if needed as several of his members continued to hold out. But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said again
State tax collections in 2016-17 came in $14 million higher than had been expected in January, a bump of 0.1 percent, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The nearly $15.2 billion collected in 2016-17 was up 2.8 percent compared to
The Assembly will be on the floor Sept. 13 to take up the budget and Sept. 14 for the Foxconn bill, according to an email from Majority Leader Jim Steineke. The start times will be announced next week, according to
Following are a list of motions adopted by the Joint Finance Committee beginning May 1, and broken down by agency: Final Motion and Adoption of the Substitute Amendments https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170906JFCFinal.pdf Administration – Facilities https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170524JFC241.pdf Administration – General Agency Provisions https://www.w… Please
Republicans put the final touches on their version of the state budget late Tuesday, as the Joint Finance Committee added provisions that would repeal the AMT, create new tax breaks for broadcasters and nix a series of tax cuts Gov.
The committee voted 12-4 along party lines to approve the wrap-up motion that includes moving up a pay increase for state employees and requiring the UW System to start tracking teaching loads. Dems noted the wrap-up motion — normally called
The committee approved the GOP tax package 12-3 along party lines. Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, was not in the room for the vote. JFC is now moving to the wrap-up motion…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you
The UW System Board of Regents would have to develop a plan to monitor teaching workloads of faculty and instructional staff under the wrap-up motion JFC Republicans released late this afternoon. The guv originally included the provision in his budget,
Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee are proposing the elimination of the alternative minimum tax starting in 2019 while nixing a series of tax changes Gov. Scott Walker had originally proposed. The alternative minimum tax repeal would decrease revenues $1.75
The committee approved 12-4 along party lines a motion that includes a new exemption to the personal property tax with a price tag of $74.4 million annually. The personal property tax provision would kick in Jan. 1, 2018, and exempt
