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The Joint Finance Committee today canceled its meeting set for this afternoon as Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said talks between Gov. Tony Evers began again this week.
TOP STORIES Lawmakers on edge as statehouse security tightens after Minnesota shootings… Legislatures in most states are done meeting for the year, but those like Wisconsin that are still in session are taking emergency action to bolster security. … Visitors
From WisPolitics … — The Joint Finance Committee will meet today for the second time this week in a session that includes the capital budget. Gov. Tony Evers proposed a $4.3 billion plan that included more than $3.8 million in
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, today confirmed his caucus supports cutting $87 million from the Universities of Wisconsin budget, but “you’ll have to wait and see” whether that happens. “It’s not about cutting money, what it
TOP STORIES JFC GOP vote to add new prosecutors, but won’t replace expiring federal funds$ARP$ funds that paid for about 29 prosecutor jobs are set to expire in July [Evers budget refunded expiring gigs] … would add 42 prosecutor positions
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly today is set to take up a variety of bills, including a plan to create a new certification for advanced practice registered nurses and a measure aiming to help gig workers. Under AB 257,
From WisPolitics … — Attorney General Josh Kaul today hailed the state Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling finding the Legislature can’t oversee civil enforcement actions or cases the state Department of Justice brings at the request of executive branch agencies. The
Prosecutors and public defenders would get a pay raise and counties would be able to hire more assistant district attorneys under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved today.
The Joint Finance Committee will meet Thursday to take up 23 state budget items, including the state Building Commission and the Department of Justice.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously sides with AG on power to settle some lawsuitsCase challenged part of lame-duck law passed by GOP-controlled state Legislature … concluded that the attorney general should have authority over resolving lawsuits if those lawsuits
From WisPolitics … — The Joint Finance Committee gets back to work on the 2025-27 state budget today with votes on the Universities of Wisconsin and the Department of Corrections. UW had asked for $855 million in new aid, but
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin was on a list of dozens of state and federal officials compiled by a man who shot and killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband over the weekend, her office confirmed to
TOP STORIES WisDems elect Devin Remiker as next state party chair… When Remiker’s victory was announced, the convention hall erupted with cheers. He took the stage alongside Garcia and Zepecki and told delegates it’s time to “hit the gas” heading
From WisPolitics … — Following his election as state Dem Party chair, Devin Remiker said he was “honored” to win the party’s support and is excited to get to work fighting for 2026. “I am looking forward to serving with
Quotes of the Week That’s a lie. We did that. We’re willing to do it, just not as much as he wanted.- Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, on Gov. Tony Evers saying Republicans refused to agree to meaningful investments in
The Joint Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday to take up 12 areas of the state budget, including Corrections and the UW System.
TOP STORIES JFC Republicans back $1.3B tax cut plan that lowers bills for 1.6M residents* Expands second-lowest tax bracket to between $14,320-50,480 [from 28,640] for single filers, from $19,090-67,300 [from $38,190] for married filers* Excludes from taxation the first $24,000
From WisPolitics … — The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to approve a $1.3 billion GOP tax plan and a Republican motion to put $336 million more into K-12 education. The tax cut plan includes a new
Seniors would see a new tax break on their retirement income, while others would see some of their wages taxed at a lower rate under a GOP plan the Joint Finance Committee approved along party lines.
The bulk of the increase in the GOP motion — approved 12-4 along party lines — would go into special education. That includes $229 million in the main fund used to reimburse districts for special education costs and another $54.6 million for high-cost special education.
The Joint Finance Committee today canceled its meeting set for this afternoon as Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said talks between Gov. Tony Evers began again this week.
TOP STORIES Lawmakers on edge as statehouse security tightens after Minnesota shootings… Legislatures in most states are done meeting for the year, but those like Wisconsin that are still in session are taking emergency action to bolster security. … Visitors to the … Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most
From WisPolitics … — The Joint Finance Committee will meet today for the second time this week in a session that includes the capital budget. Gov. Tony Evers proposed a $4.3 billion plan that included more than $3.8 million in new bonding. The Building Commission deadlocked on Evers’ proposal in
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, today confirmed his caucus supports cutting $87 million from the Universities of Wisconsin budget, but “you’ll have to wait and see” whether that happens. “It’s not about cutting money, what it is is about getting some kind of reform to the
TOP STORIES JFC GOP vote to add new prosecutors, but won’t replace expiring federal funds$ARP$ funds that paid for about 29 prosecutor jobs are set to expire in July [Evers budget refunded expiring gigs] … would add 42 prosecutor positions in 23 counties [Brown 7, Waukesha 6], Most others on
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly today is set to take up a variety of bills, including a plan to create a new certification for advanced practice registered nurses and a measure aiming to help gig workers. Under AB 257, APRNs, with the exception of certified nurse-midwives, would be required
From WisPolitics … — Attorney General Josh Kaul today hailed the state Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling finding the Legislature can’t oversee civil enforcement actions or cases the state Department of Justice brings at the request of executive branch agencies. The court, which has a 4-3 liberal majority, ruled in favor
Prosecutors and public defenders would get a pay raise and counties would be able to hire more assistant district attorneys under a motion the Joint Finance Committee approved today.
The Joint Finance Committee will meet Thursday to take up 23 state budget items, including the state Building Commission and the Department of Justice.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously sides with AG on power to settle some lawsuitsCase challenged part of lame-duck law passed by GOP-controlled state Legislature … concluded that the attorney general should have authority over resolving lawsuits if those lawsuits have to do with “core executive powers.” … “The settlement
From WisPolitics … — The Joint Finance Committee gets back to work on the 2025-27 state budget today with votes on the Universities of Wisconsin and the Department of Corrections. UW had asked for $855 million in new aid, but GOP legislative leaders have balked at the request. Meanwhile, Dem
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin was on a list of dozens of state and federal officials compiled by a man who shot and killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband over the weekend, her office confirmed to WisPolitics today. Baldwin spokesperson Eli Rosen in a statement said
TOP STORIES WisDems elect Devin Remiker as next state party chair… When Remiker’s victory was announced, the convention hall erupted with cheers. He took the stage alongside Garcia and Zepecki and told delegates it’s time to “hit the gas” heading into the November 2026 midterm elections. “The Democratic Party of
From WisPolitics … — Following his election as state Dem Party chair, Devin Remiker said he was “honored” to win the party’s support and is excited to get to work fighting for 2026. “I am looking forward to serving with you over the next two years to make sure that
Quotes of the Week That’s a lie. We did that. We’re willing to do it, just not as much as he wanted.- Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, on Gov. Tony Evers saying Republicans refused to agree to meaningful investments in education, child care and the UW System as bipartisan budget
The Joint Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday to take up 12 areas of the state budget, including Corrections and the UW System.
TOP STORIES JFC Republicans back $1.3B tax cut plan that lowers bills for 1.6M residents* Expands second-lowest tax bracket to between $14,320-50,480 [from 28,640] for single filers, from $19,090-67,300 [from $38,190] for married filers* Excludes from taxation the first $24,000 of retirement income received by [WI residents] age 67 and
From WisPolitics … — The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to approve a $1.3 billion GOP tax plan and a Republican motion to put $336 million more into K-12 education. The tax cut plan includes a new exclusion for retirement income for those 67 and older. It
Seniors would see a new tax break on their retirement income, while others would see some of their wages taxed at a lower rate under a GOP plan the Joint Finance Committee approved along party lines.
The bulk of the increase in the GOP motion — approved 12-4 along party lines — would go into special education. That includes $229 million in the main fund used to reimburse districts for special education costs and another $54.6 million for high-cost special education.