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WED AM Update: Knodl to be sworn into 8th SD seat today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Hospital Association From WisPolitics.com … — It’s Dan Knodl’s final day in the Assembly. The Germantown lawmaker will be sworn into the Senate during a ceremony this evening after he won the special election

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JFC plans to nix 545 of Evers’ budget proposals

The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee plans to pull 545 of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals from the budget, nixing items that range from putting $240 million of state money into a new paid family and medical leave program to capping co-pays on insulin.

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THU AM Update: JFC meets today for second round of budget votes; Assembly committee to take testimony on shared revenue bill

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee convenes today for its second round of votes on the budget. The agencies on the agenda include: *Secretary of state *Board on Aging and Long-Term Care *Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board *Board of

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WED PM Update: Citations, arrests could help munis meet law enforcement commitment requirement in GOP shared revenue bill

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republicans’ shared revenue bill would allow municipalities to cite the number of citations for moving violations or arrests for breaking local ordinances in the previous year to meet requirements for additional state aid. That’s even though state law bars state agencies or

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WED AM Update: Knodl to be sworn into 8th SD seat today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Hospital Association From WisPolitics.com … — It’s Dan Knodl’s final day in the Assembly. The Germantown lawmaker will be sworn into the Senate during a ceremony this evening after he won the special election for the 8th SD last month. He will complete the

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TUE AM Update: JFC to take first votes on 2023-25 state budget today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee will take its first votes on the 2023-25 state budget today, including a motion that would remove 545 of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals. The GOP-controlled committee agenda today also includes a motion

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JFC plans to nix 545 of Evers’ budget proposals

The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee plans to pull 545 of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals from the budget, nixing items that range from putting $240 million of state money into a new paid family and medical leave program to capping co-pays on insulin.

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THU PM Update: Assembly Republicans unveil ‘historic’ investment in state aid to local governments, want series of strings attached to the money

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans today hailed what they called a historic investment in state aid to local governments, but provided few details publicly as they continued to work on a final agreement with their Senate colleagues. In a series of news conferences around the

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