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Joint Finance to take up K-12 aid, taxes on Thursday

Thursday’s votes will be the first on two main drivers of state spending. The Department of Public Instruction accounted for nearly 35% of all general fund appropriations in the 2023-25 budget when it was signed into law, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Shared revenue, another item on the committee’s Thursday agenda, is the third-largest general fund appropriation.

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THU News Summary: Stakeholders raise concerns at public hearing about effectiveness of Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program renewal bill

TOP STORIES Knowles-Nelson supporters worry a ‘trailer bill’ could complicate renewal … Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation held a hearing June 11 on [Kurtz-Testin] bill aimed at reauthorizing the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program, only about a week after the bill was introduced. While most of the testimony was

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THU AM Update: Report: Wisconsin receives less per resident from the federal government compared to other states

From WisPolitics … — While Wisconsin receives less per resident from the federal government compared to other states, cuts to that funding could still have significant impacts. That’s particularly true for seniors, veterans, students, the disabled, and low-income families, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report.  The report largely

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Joint Finance to take up K-12 aid, taxes on Thursday

Thursday’s votes will be the first on two main drivers of state spending. The Department of Public Instruction accounted for nearly 35% of all general fund appropriations in the 2023-25 budget when it was signed into law, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Shared revenue, another item on the committee’s Thursday agenda, is the third-largest general fund appropriation.

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FRI News Summary: Trump administration charges Elections Commission with violating federal election law related to complaint procedures

TOP STORIES Trump administration accuses Wisconsin of violating federal election law… latest letter from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division accused [WEC] of violating [HAVA] for not having a state-based administrative complaint procedure to address alleged violations … “have left complainants alleging HAVA violations by the Commission without any recourse,”

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