Facing a bipartisan backlash, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has apologized for calling three GOP senators “terrorists,” saying it “goes against the guidelines I’ve sent for our chamber, and myself.” Still, the Rochester Republican on Monday continued to criticize the actions
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos issued a stern warning to Gov. Scott Walker’s chief of staff against reaching a deal with three Senate Republicans to change the budget and then chided the guv after he did it anyway, according to text
Missed opportunities, misaligned priorities define republican budget.
High-income filers will pay more in Wisconsin income taxes, Kwik Trip-made yogurt will no longer be subject to state sales tax and beekeepers will get a break under the budget Gov. Scott Walker signed into law this week. For the
A legislative push to revamp a transportation commission that’s only met six times over the last 17 years was squashed this week by Gov. Scott Walker’s veto pen. The Transportation Projects Commission, which last met Dec. 1, 2014, still lists
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, today continued to slam three GOP senators who received a package of veto assurances in exchange for their budget votes, calling them renegades who had to go to the guv because they’re so bad at
Beyond the possibility of eliminating the quarry provisions in their entirety, some are warning Gov. Scott Walker would have the option to use his partial veto authority to re-write the provisions to create implications for local governments’ ability to oversee
Republicans this afternoon were working on a package of veto assurances to win the final votes needed in the state Senate to send the budget to the guv’s desk. Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, and one of three GOP senators who
A group that represents the tech company Airbnb says it’s opposing a budget provision that would add requirements to homeowners who want to rent out their property on the platform. The Travel Technology Association wrote to lawmakers Monday warning of
Gov. Scott Walker doesn’t expect the Senate and Assembly to make any major changes to the budget, which the full Legislature will take up next week. “My guess is there won’t be large changes next week, if any, and that
A motion that would dial back some local governments’ regulations of quarries where the material is mined for transportation projects is drawing fire from WMC for picking “winners and losers” among the state’s industries. But Aggregate Producers of Wisconsin Executive
GOP legislative leaders were looking at a transportation package that would keep the I-39/90 expansion project moving forward, but not fund I-94 east-west or the north leg of the Zoo Interchange in this budget as they try to wrap up
Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald believes five of his GOP members coming out against a proposal to raise fees on heavy trucks means it’s “probably dead” in the Senate, a spokeswoman said today. But Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, the GOP Joint Finance
The state’s take from fees tacked onto what people owe state agencies, courts and the UW System could hit $15 million over the next two years, under a plan in the guv’s budget to expand debt collection. Debt collectors in
GOP Joint Finance Committee members have discussed a K-12 package that would keep Gov. Scott Walker’s per pupil boost while meeting the guv’s insistence that property tax bills in 2018 be lower than they were in 2014, sources tell WisPolitics.com.
GOP legislative leaders reported progress on hammering out a budget deal today but will meet again tomorrow as they work through major items like K-12 education, taxes and transportation. Participants’ spokespeople provided no specifics, though, and a notice for a
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch has a message for fellow Republicans looking to raise the gas tax despite Gov. Scott Walker’s veto threat: Trust us, the voters aren’t interested. Kleefisch quickly ticks off stats about the number of listening sessions Walker
To break the state budget impasse, GOP lawmakers need three dominoes to fall. The most important for the general fund piece of the budget is an agreement on the benchmark they’ll use for the property taxes on the median-valued home
An incentive program in the Assembly GOP K-12 plan for one district to send its students to another for instruction is looking to put more resources in the classroom, according to one backer. Still, school advocates are concerned the program,
Assembly Republicans today released final details of a plan that would invest about $580 million more into K-12 over the next two years compared to current levels. But that’s about $70 million less than Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal. And while
Facing a bipartisan backlash, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has apologized for calling three GOP senators “terrorists,” saying it “goes against the guidelines I’ve sent for our chamber, and myself.” Still, the Rochester Republican on Monday continued to criticize the actions of “a few Senators, who cannot work with their colleagues
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos issued a stern warning to Gov. Scott Walker’s chief of staff against reaching a deal with three Senate Republicans to change the budget and then chided the guv after he did it anyway, according to text messages obtained through the open records law. Both texts sent
Missed opportunities, misaligned priorities define republican budget.
High-income filers will pay more in Wisconsin income taxes, Kwik Trip-made yogurt will no longer be subject to state sales tax and beekeepers will get a break under the budget Gov. Scott Walker signed into law this week. For the most part, the focus on this budget when it comes
A legislative push to revamp a transportation commission that’s only met six times over the last 17 years was squashed this week by Gov. Scott Walker’s veto pen. The Transportation Projects Commission, which last met Dec. 1, 2014, still lists a former lawmaker among its 15 members. And two legislators
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, today continued to slam three GOP senators who received a package of veto assurances in exchange for their budget votes, calling them renegades who had to go to the guv because they’re so bad at negotiating with their caucus. Vos today signed the budget, a
Beyond the possibility of eliminating the quarry provisions in their entirety, some are warning Gov. Scott Walker would have the option to use his partial veto authority to re-write the provisions to create implications for local governments’ ability to oversee frac sand mining. Even before speculation began on whether the
Republicans this afternoon were working on a package of veto assurances to win the final votes needed in the state Senate to send the budget to the guv’s desk. Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, and one of three GOP senators who issued a list of demands this week to win their
A group that represents the tech company Airbnb says it’s opposing a budget provision that would add requirements to homeowners who want to rent out their property on the platform. The Travel Technology Association wrote to lawmakers Monday warning of the “unintended consequences” of a tax provision that the Joint
Gov. Scott Walker doesn’t expect the Senate and Assembly to make any major changes to the budget, which the full Legislature will take up next week. “My guess is there won’t be large changes next week, if any, and that we’ll have a pretty good idea by the time we
A motion that would dial back some local governments’ regulations of quarries where the material is mined for transportation projects is drawing fire from WMC for picking “winners and losers” among the state’s industries. But Aggregate Producers of Wisconsin Executive Director Erin Longmire said the motion was a response to
GOP legislative leaders were looking at a transportation package that would keep the I-39/90 expansion project moving forward, but not fund I-94 east-west or the north leg of the Zoo Interchange in this budget as they try to wrap up a final plan, according to multiple sources. Some, though, warned
Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald believes five of his GOP members coming out against a proposal to raise fees on heavy trucks means it’s “probably dead” in the Senate, a spokeswoman said today. But Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, the GOP Joint Finance Committee member who proposed the idea, said she appreciated the
The state’s take from fees tacked onto what people owe state agencies, courts and the UW System could hit $15 million over the next two years, under a plan in the guv’s budget to expand debt collection. Debt collectors in the private sector are generally banned under the Wisconsin Consumer
GOP Joint Finance Committee members have discussed a K-12 package that would keep Gov. Scott Walker’s per pupil boost while meeting the guv’s insistence that property tax bills in 2018 be lower than they were in 2014, sources tell WisPolitics.com. The framework for an education deal also would create a
GOP legislative leaders reported progress on hammering out a budget deal today but will meet again tomorrow as they work through major items like K-12 education, taxes and transportation. Participants’ spokespeople provided no specifics, though, and a notice for a possible Joint Finance Committee meeting on Thursday hasn’t been sent
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch has a message for fellow Republicans looking to raise the gas tax despite Gov. Scott Walker’s veto threat: Trust us, the voters aren’t interested. Kleefisch quickly ticks off stats about the number of listening sessions Walker did ahead of putting together this budget as well as
To break the state budget impasse, GOP lawmakers need three dominoes to fall. The most important for the general fund piece of the budget is an agreement on the benchmark they’ll use for the property taxes on the median-valued home in 2018. The most difficult, budget watchers say, will be
An incentive program in the Assembly GOP K-12 plan for one district to send its students to another for instruction is looking to put more resources in the classroom, according to one backer. Still, school advocates are concerned the program, paired with other provisions in the plan, would ultimately push
Assembly Republicans today released final details of a plan that would invest about $580 million more into K-12 over the next two years compared to current levels. But that’s about $70 million less than Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal. And while the Assembly GOP plan would lower property taxes compared to