The state would face a structural deficit of $286 million for the next biennium under the budget the Joint Finance Committee approved, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That would be one of the smallest structural deficits over the past

The Joint Finance Committee’s version of the budget would spend $3.7 billion less in all funds than what Gov. Tony Evers proposed while approving 483 fewer state jobs, according to a summary from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The comparative summary

The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines Thursday to approve a state budget after adding a $3.4 billion tax cut. But more than $200 million of the proposed cuts would require the Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers to agree

The Joint Finance Committee approved a package Thursday that would provide the funding for state employees to get raises of 2 percent in each of the next two years. The package, approved 11-4 along party lines, also included $3.5 million

The $3.4 billion tax package the Joint Finance Committee plans to take up later today would put more into K-12 education and tech colleges to drive down property tax levies while lowering one of the state’s four tax brackets. The

Wisconsin would put another $129 million in state money into efforts to expand broadband under a motion the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee approved Tuesday. Of that, $125 million would be covered through bonds with another $4 million transferred from a

The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to pump $748.5 million in general purpose revenue into Medicaid and other health programs, matching some of Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals from his budget. But Republicans didn’t include Evers’ calls to

The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program would be renewed for four years with $32 million annually for preservation and outdoor recreation programs under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved Thursday along party lines. That’s well short of the 10 years and

The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines this afternoon to put an additional $34.4 million into the Department of Corrections and Juvenile Justice, much of it to help cover overtime for prison guards. But Dems knocked the motion for

The Joint Finance Committee is looking to round out its work on the state budget June 17 with an agenda that includes general fund taxes, shared revenue and tax relief, and state employee raises. The committee, which is also in

The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines Tuesday night to increase transportation spending by $357.3 million over current law and use more general purpose revenue to cover those costs. The motion, approved 11-4, would borrow $223.6 million to cover

The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines Tuesday evening to approve $1.5 billion in building projects. Adding in projects the committee had approved earlier in the process, and its capital budget is about $800 million less than the $2.4

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said today he’d like to use $4 billion of unexpected revenue growth to cut taxes. Vos met with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, this afternoon after the Legislative Fiscal Bureau released new projections showing

Thanks to “unprecedented” general fund tax collections in 2021, the state is now expected to take in $4.4 billion more through mid-2023 than was anticipated just four months ago, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The net impact of the

The Joint Finance Committee on Thursday plans to take up Corrections, the state court system, district attorneys and public defenders. The committee’s agenda also includes the state Department of Justice, the Legislature and the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship. The committee

Subscribers: This post has been updated to remove an inaccurate description of a committee action related to funding for DWD IT. The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to boost funds to help those with disabilities find jobs and

The state would boost aid to maintain trails for off-road vehicles, help cover the costs of boating safety enforcement and buy body-worn cameras for DNR wardens under a GOP motion the Joint Finance Committee approved 12-4 along party lines. Rep.

The Joint Finance Committee approved a mix of $4.3 million in state and federal funds to address a bottleneck in meat processing, promote Wisconsin’s ag industry and cover grants for farmer mental health. The GOP package, approved 12-4 along party

The Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday will take up the Department of Transportation and the guv’s $2.4 billion capital budget. GOP lawmakers have already vowed to pare back Gov. Tony Evers’ building proposal, which includes just less than $2 billion

Gov. Tony Evers today called Republicans’ proposed state investment in K-12 education “paltry” and said vetoing the entire document is on the table unless they add more money. Evers’ call came days after the federal government warned the K-12 package