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Budget BLOG

Nass says he’s a “no” on JFC budget

Whitewater Republican Sen. Steve Nass today publicly announced he will vote against the budget approved by the GOP-led Joint Finance Committee last week. “I simply can’t deceive the taxpayers by voting for a budget that creates a significant structural deficit,

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FRI News Summary: JFC wraps up work on state budget

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Free event: June 17: Navigating the New Economy: The booming border –Sponsored by WAGET, the Wisconsin Academy of Global Education and Training in partnership with WisBusiness.com and the Kenosha News — Even if the Foxconn

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JFC approves adding GOP tax plan to budget

The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee today added a package to the budget that would produce a net reduction in taxes of $378.6 million, including an income tax reduction that would average $75 per person. Separately, the committee was expected to

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Craig becomes second GOP senator planning to reject budget

Sen. David Craig today announced that he will vote against the budget crafted by the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee. The Big Bend Republican broke the news while speaking to conservative talk show host Jay Weber on WISN-AM. “As the budget stands, I am a ‘no’ vote,” Craig said. “My concern

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THU AM Update: Assembly floor session today; WRTL to hold Capitol rally

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly is scheduled to return to the floor today to take up a bill modifying a law passed last session that restructured the state’s juvenile justice program. The bill, which received a

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Budget BLOG

Nass says he’s a “no” on JFC budget

Whitewater Republican Sen. Steve Nass today publicly announced he will vote against the budget approved by the GOP-led Joint Finance Committee last week. “I simply can’t deceive the taxpayers by voting for a budget that creates a significant structural deficit, generates the largest property tax hikes in a decade, contains

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WED PM Update: Petersen praises UW officials, faculty for making case to JFC to boost university funding

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Newly elected UW Board of Regents President Drew Petersen gave credit to the system’s chancellors, provosts and faculty for helping to convince the Joint Finance Committee to make a “very strong investment” in Wisconsin’s public universities. In an interview with WisPolitics.com, Petersen

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WED AM Update: Abrahamson tribute; Assembly GOP to meet on state budget

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg praised retiring Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson as “the very best, the most courageous and sage, the least self-regarding” judge she had encountered. “As lawyer, law teacher and judge, she has

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FRI News Summary: JFC wraps up work on state budget

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Free event: June 17: Navigating the New Economy: The booming border –Sponsored by WAGET, the Wisconsin Academy of Global Education and Training in partnership with WisBusiness.com and the Kenosha News — Even if the Foxconn development doesn’t reach its full promise, the southeastern Wisconsin border

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JFC approves adding GOP tax plan to budget

The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee today added a package to the budget that would produce a net reduction in taxes of $378.6 million, including an income tax reduction that would average $75 per person. Separately, the committee was expected to vote Thursday on a standalone bill that would add another

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THU News Summary: Evers weighing options on budget; lawmakers seek to delay youth prison closure

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Free event: June 17: Navigating the New Economy: The booming border –Sponsored by WAGET, the Wisconsin Academy of Global Education and Training in partnership with WisBusiness.com and the Kenosha News — Even if the Foxconn development doesn’t reach its full promise, the southeastern Wisconsin border

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