THU News Summary: JFC funds 4 of 6 new youth prisons; Johnson presses government agencies on coronavirus response

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WED PM Update: Carr says closing of state-run youth prisons unlikely to meet deadline following JFC rejecting funding for replacements

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — After the Joint Finance Committee today rejected a $73.2 million request to fund two state-run youth lockups, Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr said the decision makes it “very unlikely” that Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake can be closed by the mid-2021 deadline. JFC

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WED News Summary: Assembly passes sexual assault kit bill; GOP farm aid legislation would cost $36M per year

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TUE News Summary: Assembly GOP announces bills to help farmers; Evers approves National Guard improvement plan

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TUE AM Update: Supreme Court pre-primary fundraising; Assembly meets today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants From WisPolitics.com … — Conservative Justice Daniel Kelly spent $237,488 on TV and radio ads during the pre-primary period, more than his two Supreme Court rivals spent on their entire campaigns combined. A check of their campaign finance reports shows

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MON News Summary: Wisconsin farmers receive more than $432M in farm aid

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FRI News Summary: Evers calls putting $250 million more into education; state GOP opens Milwaukee campaign office

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Evers calls special session to put $250 million more into education

Gov. Tony Evers today announced he’s calling a special session of the Legislature to put nearly $250 million of an anticipated surplus toward education as part of an effort to restore the state’s commitment to fund two-thirds of public education costs. Evers’ call comes as GOP legislative leaders have talked

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THU News Summary: GOP leaders considering property, income tax cut; Baldwin, Johnson on Trump impeachment acquittal

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