The Joint Finance Committee approved 11-4 along party lines boosting programs in the Department of Children and Families by $125.5 million in all funds over the next two years. The bulk of that increase — $77.3 million — would go
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee was in a holding pattern late this afternoon as GOP members tried to work out final details of a deal on the departments of Health Services and Children
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** FRIDAY: WisPolitics.com and WisBusiness.com discussion: Closing the urban-rural health care gap The recent 2019 County Health Rankings report showed gaps in health care between suburban-urban areas and rural counties in Wisconsin. In southwestern Wisconsin, La
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — With Republicans rejecting his call to expand Medicaid under Obamacare, Gov. Tony Evers today announced a new partnership aimed at boosting the number of state residents enrolled in the existing program. In
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** FRIDAY: WisPolitics.com and WisBusiness.com discussion: Closing the urban-rural health care gap The recent 2019 County Health Rankings report showed gaps in health care between suburban-urban areas and rural counties in Wisconsin. In southwestern Wisconsin, La
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A broad bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and activists today touted a measure that would encourage the growth of the state’s fledgling hemp industry. But the measure faces opposition from law enforcement agencies
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 13: WisPolitics.com luncheon: The future of transportation funding in Wisconsin Transportation funding has become one of the key debating points in the two-year state budget making its way through the Legislature. Gov. Tony Evers
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Lawmakers today sparred on a proposal to allow in-person absentee ballots to be tabulated immediately rather than on Election Day. The measure, which passed the Assembly but stalled in the Senate last
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 13: WisPolitics.com luncheon: The future of transportation funding in Wisconsin Transportation funding has become one of the key debating points in the two-year state budget making its way through the Legislature. Gov. Tony Evers
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Joint Finance Committee Republicans rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ call to create a new bureau to house the DNR’s scientists while approving two of the five new positions he wanted to create. The GOP motion also proposed increasing by $4 million
Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee voted Tuesday to add another two years to the freeze on tuition for in-state undergraduates at the UW System. But they nixed Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to backfill that lost tuition revenue with an
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee late this afternoon was debating a GOP motion to add another two years to the freeze on tuition for in-state undergraduates at the UW System. But the GOP
The Joint Finance Committee approved $38.4 million in general purpose revenue to boost pay for prosecutors and public defenders while adding 26.5 positions in district attorney offices across the state. The bulk of that money — $25.7 million — would
The Joint Finance Committee approved 11-4 along party lines boosting programs in the Department of Children and Families by $125.5 million in all funds over the next two years. The bulk of that increase — $77.3 million — would go to increase reimbursement rates for Wisconsin Shares, a program that
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee was in a holding pattern late this afternoon as GOP members tried to work out final details of a deal on the departments of Health Services and Children and Families. The committee was scheduled to convene at 1
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** FRIDAY: WisPolitics.com and WisBusiness.com discussion: Closing the urban-rural health care gap The recent 2019 County Health Rankings report showed gaps in health care between suburban-urban areas and rural counties in Wisconsin. In southwestern Wisconsin, La Crosse County was ranked 6th among the state’s 72 count…
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — With Republicans rejecting his call to expand Medicaid under Obamacare, Gov. Tony Evers today announced a new partnership aimed at boosting the number of state residents enrolled in the existing program. In a news conference on the steps of the Capitol, Evers
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** FRIDAY: WisPolitics.com and WisBusiness.com discussion: Closing the urban-rural health care gap The recent 2019 County Health Rankings report showed gaps in health care between suburban-urban areas and rural counties in Wisconsin. In southwestern Wisconsin, La Crosse County was ranked 6th among the state’s 72 counti…
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WHCA / WiCAL and LeadingAge Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — New Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler says his first order of business will be getting the state party more involved in the fight to expand Medicaid in Wisconsin. Gov. Tony Evers had proposed in his
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A broad bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and activists today touted a measure that would encourage the growth of the state’s fledgling hemp industry. But the measure faces opposition from law enforcement agencies who worry that a provision in the bill would allow
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 13: WisPolitics.com luncheon: The future of transportation funding in Wisconsin Transportation funding has become one of the key debating points in the two-year state budget making its way through the Legislature. Gov. Tony Evers proposed an 8-cent-a gallon increase in the gas tax plus
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Efforts by the state crime lab to trim a backlog of untested sexual assault kits led to delays in testing DNA in nearly 350 active cases, a new Department of Justice report says. The state began to clear
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Lawmakers today sparred on a proposal to allow in-person absentee ballots to be tabulated immediately rather than on Election Day. The measure, which passed the Assembly but stalled in the Senate last session, was one of several to receive a joint hearing
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 13: WisPolitics.com luncheon: The future of transportation funding in Wisconsin Transportation funding has become one of the key debating points in the two-year state budget making its way through the Legislature. Gov. Tony Evers proposed an 8-cent-a gallon increase in the gas tax plus
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WHCA / WiCAL and LeadingAge Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — UW President Ray Cross slammed the GOP proposal to fund the university over the next two years, calling it a missed opportunity for the Legislature. The GOP proposal, approved 12-4 along party lines Tuesday evening,
Joint Finance Committee Republicans rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ call to create a new bureau to house the DNR’s scientists while approving two of the five new positions he wanted to create. The GOP motion also proposed increasing by $4 million borrowing for contaminated sediment removal in Lake Michigan, Lake Superior
Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee voted Tuesday to add another two years to the freeze on tuition for in-state undergraduates at the UW System. But they nixed Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to backfill that lost tuition revenue with an additional $50.4 million in state aid. Overall, the GOP motion
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee late this afternoon was debating a GOP motion to add another two years to the freeze on tuition for in-state undergraduates at the UW System. But the GOP motion would nix Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to backfill that
The Joint Finance Committee approved $38.4 million in general purpose revenue to boost pay for prosecutors and public defenders while adding 26.5 positions in district attorney offices across the state. The bulk of that money — $25.7 million — would increase the rate paid to private attorneys who act as