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THU AM Update: JFC executive session, Pence visit; DC Wrap

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee is meeting today to continue taking up agency budgets. Among agenda items today: *Department of Financial Institutions *Higher Educational Aids Board *Wisconsin Technical College

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JFC sets aside money for homeless initiatives

The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to set aside funding for an initiative to address homelessness, but Republicans decided to hold back the money while the policy aspects of the effort is decided in separate bills. The guv

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JFC Republicans reject Evers proposal to increase grants for college students

Joint Finance Republicans rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals to increase need-based grants for students at Wisconsin’s colleges, universities and tech schools, opting instead to keep funding at current levels. The state provided $113.8 million in 2018-19 to students at the UW System, private colleges, the Wisconsin Technical College System and

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JFC Republicans nix Evers plans to ease property tax limits

The Joint Finance Committee rejected a string of steps Gov. Tony Evers wanted to take to ease property tax limits on counties and municipalities. But the committee agreed to give them a little bit of relief for the costs they incur managing storm water. Currently, municipalities have to reduce their

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THU News Summary: State anticipates $753M more revenue than projected; Assembly passes abortion-related bills

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

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THU AM Update: JFC executive session, Pence visit; DC Wrap

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee is meeting today to continue taking up agency budgets. Among agenda items today: *Department of Financial Institutions *Higher Educational Aids Board *Wisconsin Technical College System *Legislature *Department of Military Affairs *Secretary of State *Wisconsin

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WED AM Update: State Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in lame-duck lawsuit; Assembly, Senate meet today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today as justices begin to consider the legality of a host of measures passed by the Legislature during December’s extraordinary session. The case, brought by the

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JFC sets aside money for homeless initiatives

The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to set aside funding for an initiative to address homelessness, but Republicans decided to hold back the money while the policy aspects of the effort is decided in separate bills. The guv included eight different housing assistance provisions in his budget that

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