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The state Department of Justice would get a $10 million boost in general purpose revenue, a fraction of the $92.2 million that Dem Gov. Tony Evers had proposed, under a GOP motion the Joint Finance Committee approved today.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee today voted to put another $30.7 million aside to cover expected overtime costs for Wisconsin prison guards over the next two years.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu expressed confidence today he can get his caucus behind allowing Milwaukee County and the city to impose new sales taxes to address their pension obligations without going
Along with striking a deal on shared revenue, GOP leaders and Dem Gov. Tony Evers have agreed on a package that would boost funding for K-12 schools by $1 billion between state aid and property tax revenue.
GOP leaders and Dem Gov. Tony Evers have reached a deal that would drop a requirement that Milwaukee County and the city go to referendum to approve new sales taxes to address their pension liabilities, according to sources. Instead, the
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Hospital Association From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu was threatening to walk away from a proposal to allow Milwaukee County and the city to impose new sales taxes unless the guv
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today suggested dropping Milwaukee-related provisions from the shared revenue bill if an agreement isn’t reached this week as the standoff over pumping more state aid into local governments
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the Legislature should pass a bill to boost state aid to local governments without Milwaukee-related provisions if stakeholders can’t reach a shared revenue agreement this week. Meanwhile, Joint Finance Co-chair Mark Born said the committee
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly and Senate will both be on the floor today. The Senate plans to take up five bills that would make various changes to the state’s unemployment
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem AG Josh Kaul today alongside former GOP opponent Eric Toney warned less investment in state crime labs could mean longer delays. Kaul at a Risser Justice Center press conference stood next
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Turnover and staff vacancies among state workers outside the UW System are at their highest since 2004 and driven in part by wage increases lagging inflation, a new
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The DNR says it will need more staff and money to implement provisions in a GOP bill to combat PFAS. That includes one directing the Department of Natural Resources to create a
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) From WisPolitics.com … — DNR says a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting which wetlands are subject to the Clean Water Act doesn’t change the state’s wetland regulations. At the
Quotes of the Week Fiscal stability and sanity are achievable through reasonable, responsible, and sensible reforms. This legislation is the first step in the right direction. – U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, after the House approved raising the debt limit
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — UW officials are vowing to continue pushing for a new engineering building on the Madison campus after the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee left the project out of its
The state Department of Justice would get a $10 million boost in general purpose revenue, a fraction of the $92.2 million that Dem Gov. Tony Evers had proposed, under a GOP motion the Joint Finance Committee approved today.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee today voted to put another $30.7 million aside to cover expected overtime costs for Wisconsin prison guards over the next two years.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu expressed confidence today he can get his caucus behind allowing Milwaukee County and the city to impose new sales taxes to address their pension obligations without going to referendum. The Oostburg Republican late last week said he
Along with striking a deal on shared revenue, GOP leaders and Dem Gov. Tony Evers have agreed on a package that would boost funding for K-12 schools by $1 billion between state aid and property tax revenue.
GOP leaders and Dem Gov. Tony Evers have reached a deal that would drop a requirement that Milwaukee County and the city go to referendum to approve new sales taxes to address their pension liabilities, according to sources. Instead, the County Board and Common Council would have to approve the
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Hospital Association From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu was threatening to walk away from a proposal to allow Milwaukee County and the city to impose new sales taxes unless the guv accepted Republicans’ “last, best offer” on shared revenue. LeMahieu, R-Oostburg,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today suggested dropping Milwaukee-related provisions from the shared revenue bill if an agreement isn’t reached this week as the standoff over pumping more state aid into local governments threatened to grind budget deliberations to a halt. As Vos
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the Legislature should pass a bill to boost state aid to local governments without Milwaukee-related provisions if stakeholders can’t reach a shared revenue agreement this week. Meanwhile, Joint Finance Co-chair Mark Born said the committee will not hold any more executive sessions after tomorrow until
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly and Senate will both be on the floor today. The Senate plans to take up five bills that would make various changes to the state’s unemployment program. They include clarifying what qualifies as misconduct and adding
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem AG Josh Kaul today alongside former GOP opponent Eric Toney warned less investment in state crime labs could mean longer delays. Kaul at a Risser Justice Center press conference stood next to the Wisconsin DAs Association president, who challenged Kaul for
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Turnover and staff vacancies among state workers outside the UW System are at their highest since 2004 and driven in part by wage increases lagging inflation, a new Wisconsin Policy Forum Report found. Last year, 15 of Wisconsin’s
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The DNR says it will need more staff and money to implement provisions in a GOP bill to combat PFAS. That includes one directing the Department of Natural Resources to create a municipal grant program to help municipalities and non-municipal entities that
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) From WisPolitics.com … — DNR says a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting which wetlands are subject to the Clean Water Act doesn’t change the state’s wetland regulations. At the same time, DNR Waterway and Wetland Policy Section Manager Tom
Quotes of the Week Fiscal stability and sanity are achievable through reasonable, responsible, and sensible reforms. This legislation is the first step in the right direction. – U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, after the House approved raising the debt limit until Jan. 25 in return for future spending cuts. The
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — UW officials are vowing to continue pushing for a new engineering building on the Madison campus after the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee left the project out of its $2.3 billion capital budget. The GOP motion, approved 12-4 along