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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
**************************************** Tuesday: From dairy to tech: How smarter immigration policy can help the Midwest workforce Four speakers will talk about the prospects for immigration reform under the Biden administration and within Congress, and how bipartisan changes might help solve workforce
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Construction Business Group (CBG) From WisPolitics.com … — Adult corrections guards are on pace for 2.2 million hours of overtime in the current fiscal year, amounting to a 13.5 percent increase over 2019-20, according to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Both houses of the Legislature today voted along party lines to end enhanced federal unemployment benefits even as Gov. Tony Evers has signaled he will veto the bill. Assembly Republicans acknowledged that
**************************************** Tuesday: From dairy to tech: How smarter immigration policy can help the Midwest workforce Four speakers will talk about the prospects for immigration reform under the Biden administration and within Congress, and how bipartisan changes might help solve workforce
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to boost transportation spending by $357.3 million over current law and use more general purpose revenue to cover those costs.
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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Flush with $4.4 billion in unexpected revenue growth, Gov. Tony Evers today reversed $250 million in agency cuts while GOP legislative leaders called for deep tax cuts. Citing “unprecedented” general fund collections
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
**************************************** TODAY: DOA Secretary Joel Brennan headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Joel Brennan, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon today. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a
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
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A coalition of unions and construction groups is urging the Joint Finance Committee to embrace Gov. Tony Evers’ nearly $2.4 billion capital budget. In a letter to committee
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Marquette University will require all students to be fully vaccinated by August for the upcoming school year. In an open letter to current and incoming students, MU President Michael Lovell said the
**************************************** TOMORROW: DOA Secretary Joel Brennan headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Joel Brennan, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Tuesday, June 8. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Democratic Party of Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — The nation’s top Dems told state party activists Wisconsin is key in 2022, urging them to mobilize around successes such as a refundable child tax credit
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
WisPolitics.com will be covering the Democratic Party’s virtual state convention this weekend. Check the WisPolitics.com Dem Convention Blog now for a preview of Gov. Tony Evers’ convention speech, and check back for more news throughout the weekend. Quotes of the
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The UW Board of Regents today will select a new president. Michael Grebe, the current vice president and a Gov. Scott Walker appointee, is expected to square off
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 Tuesday next week, plans to wrap up its work June
**************************************** Tuesday: From dairy to tech: How smarter immigration policy can help the Midwest workforce Four speakers will talk about the prospects for immigration reform under the Biden administration and within Congress, and how bipartisan changes might help solve workforce problems in some of Wisconsin’s largest economic sectors. Participants are
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Construction Business Group (CBG) From WisPolitics.com … — Adult corrections guards are on pace for 2.2 million hours of overtime in the current fiscal year, amounting to a 13.5 percent increase over 2019-20, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The agency has long been plagued
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Both houses of the Legislature today voted along party lines to end enhanced federal unemployment benefits even as Gov. Tony Evers has signaled he will veto the bill. Assembly Republicans acknowledged that ending the extra $300 a week in UI wouldn’t be
**************************************** Tuesday: From dairy to tech: How smarter immigration policy can help the Midwest workforce Four speakers will talk about the prospects for immigration reform under the Biden administration and within Congress, and how bipartisan changes might help solve workforce problems in some of Wisconsin’s largest economic sectors. Participants are
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to boost transportation spending by $357.3 million over current law and use more general purpose revenue to cover those costs. The motion, approved 11-4 last night, would borrow $223.6 million
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 transportation costs, compared to the $555.8 million that Gov. Tony
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 billion that Gov. Tony Evers had proposed. The GOP motion,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Flush with $4.4 billion in unexpected revenue growth, Gov. Tony Evers today reversed $250 million in agency cuts while GOP legislative leaders called for deep tax cuts. Citing “unprecedented” general fund collections in 2020-21, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau today projected the state
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 the state is now expected to take in $4.4 billion
**************************************** TODAY: DOA Secretary Joel Brennan headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Joel Brennan, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon today. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com. Brennan will
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 eye-popping numbers mean lawmakers will have nearly $3.8 billion more
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A coalition of unions and construction groups is urging the Joint Finance Committee to embrace Gov. Tony Evers’ nearly $2.4 billion capital budget. In a letter to committee members ahead of today’s vote on the capital budget, the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Marquette University will require all students to be fully vaccinated by August for the upcoming school year. In an open letter to current and incoming students, MU President Michael Lovell said the private college’s Catholic, Jesuit mission and values call on everyone
**************************************** TOMORROW: DOA Secretary Joel Brennan headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Joel Brennan, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Tuesday, June 8. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between the Milwaukee Press Club and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Democratic Party of Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — The nation’s top Dems told state party activists Wisconsin is key in 2022, urging them to mobilize around successes such as a refundable child tax credit to turn out voters next fall. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,
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 also meets Tuesday. It is the first time since the
WisPolitics.com will be covering the Democratic Party’s virtual state convention this weekend. Check the WisPolitics.com Dem Convention Blog now for a preview of Gov. Tony Evers’ convention speech, and check back for more news throughout the weekend. Quotes of the Week I think it’s wrong that my employees who go
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The UW Board of Regents today will select a new president. Michael Grebe, the current vice president and a Gov. Scott Walker appointee, is expected to square off with Edmund Manydeeds, a Gov. Tony Evers appointee for the