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A motion Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee plan to approve Thursday would mean forgoing $2.4 billion in federal money while nixing $1 billion in general fund tax increases, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The memo the agency prepared
Four GOP legislative leaders today invited Gov. Tony Evers to meet as soon as possible to share his plans for $3.2 billion in federal funding from the latest COVID-19 stimulus plan. Evers said last week the Joint Finance Committee will
The Joint Finance Committee will take its first votes on Gov. Tony Evers’ budget Thursday with a plan to strip out his calls to expand Medicaid, legalize marijuana, plus allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver licenses and pay in-state tuition
Gov. Tony Evers said today he expects to soon have a fuller accounting of his plans to spend the $3.2 billion in federal stimulus funds so the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee knows where the money is going before it starts
The Evers administration expects Foxconn will qualify for $37.4 million in tax credits over the next two fiscal years, the maximum allowed under the new contract signed with the company, according to budget revisions sent to lawmakers today. The guv’s
Chancellors for the UW System’s two largest campuses this afternoon warned that hundreds of millions in federal COVID relief money doesn’t even come close to making up for lost revenue. In a WisPolitics.com/Milwaukee Press Club virtual luncheon, UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca
Dem members of the Joint Finance Committee today asked the GOP co-chairs to add another virtual hearing after the time slots for the lone online event April 28 filled up in about 15 minutes. The offices of Co-chairs Howard Marklein,
Under the guv’s budget, the property tax bill on the mythical median-valued home would go up $22 on December’s bill and another $63 the following year, according to a memo from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Those increases are $4 and
A parade of witnesses today called on the Joint Finance Committee to pump state funding into pet causes that ranged from increasing school funding to decreasing prisoner recidivism. During a hearing at UW-Whitewater, speakers advocated for returning the state’s commitment
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to approve 11 GOP bills to spend coming stimulus money as Dems questioned whether the proposals were allowed under federal law. The 11-4 votes came after memos from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Some of the biggest items in the GOP package to spend $3.2 billion in new federal stimulus aren’t allowed under current guidance, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Meanwhile, the GOP plan to use nearly $1.1 billion of the $3.2
GOP Joint Finance member Tony Kurtz today questioned the need to invest state dollars in expanding broadband when the state can use federal money to do it. But Public Service Commission Chair Rebecca Cameron Valcq cautioned against relying solely on
DNR Secretary Preston Cole implored the Joint Finance Committee today to support agency efforts to clean up PFAS, arguing contamination is a threat to the state’s health, economy and sporting heritage. Cole warned the effort would likely take at least
Workforce Development Secretary Amy Pechacek told the Joint Finance Committee today Wisconsin’s economy is undergoing a change due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the state needs to begin preparing workers for that new environment. Responding to a question on how
Milwaukee Public Schools is in line for more than a third of the more than $2.2 billion in federal aid Wisconsin districts will receive through the three stimulus packages approved over the past year, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
One day after Evers vetoed legislation giving them a say in how the money is spent, Assembly Republicans called on the guv to use some funds from the latest COVID-19 package to give homeowners and long-term care facilities a boost
Four agencies have been asked to testify on the state budget next week as the Joint Finance Committee again cut back on the number of departments asked to appear before the panel. The committee today noticed that Public Instruction and
Along with increasing taxes by a net $1 billion, Gov. Tony Evers’ budget would hike fees $17.2 million, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The budget’s enhanced collection efforts also would generate an additional $78 million in revenue over the
Wisconsin’s state and local governments, along with its educational institutions, could receive $8.7 billion from the latest federal COVID-19 stimulus bill, according to an estimate from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. A new LFB memo summarized the package’s wide-ranging impact on
The $594 million tax cut Gov. Tony Evers signed last month leaves his 2021-23 budget nearly $300 million in the red, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Evers introduced his budget two days before he signed the bill that
