Senate approves shared revenue bill with Dem help

The state Senate this afternoon approved legislation to pump additional state aid into local governments after six Dems joined 15 Republicans in voting for the deal GOP leaders struck with Dem Gov. Tony Evers. Dems Melissa Agard, of Madison; LaTonya

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TUE News Summary: Shared revenue bill includes Milwaukee policy restrictions; Rothman signals possible tuition hikes, closures if UW cuts hold

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TUE AM Update: Evers appoints Colón to 1st District Court of Appeals

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers announced this morning he has tapped former Dem state Rep. Pedro Colón to fill a coming vacancy on the 1st District Court of Appeals. Colón, a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge, will be

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THU PM Update: Assembly committee signs off on reading, alcohol bills

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly State Affairs Committee today approved along party lines a bill to fundamentally change Wisconsin’s literacy program as Dems argued it takes tools away from teachers. Ahead of passing it 9-5, the committee amended the bill to soften a provision that

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THU News Summary: Evers says he won’t sign a budget with diversity funding cuts from UW System; Legislature passes shared revenue, education bill

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Senate approves shared revenue bill with Dem help

The state Senate this afternoon approved legislation to pump additional state aid into local governments after six Dems joined 15 Republicans in voting for the deal GOP leaders struck with Dem Gov. Tony Evers. Dems Melissa Agard, of Madison; LaTonya Johnson, of Milwaukee; Brad Pfaff, of Onalaska; Jeff Smith, of

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WED PM Update: Senate on path to pass shared revenue bill

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Senate was on track to pass a shared revenue bill late this afternoon after several Dem members indicated they planned to vote for the bill. Dems Brad Pfaff, of Onalaska; Mark Spreitzer, of Beloit; and Bob Wirch, of Pleasant Prairie,

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