Joint Finance Committee Actions Wednesday
Among items the Legislature's budget committee approved Wednesday: -- Adding 61 positions to Dept. of Revenue to collect delinquent taxes (estimated at $1 billion) -- Spending $2 million federal to set...
View ArticleJoint Finance Cuts Back Stewardship Funding
A party-line vote cut funding to Wisconsin’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program by $63.5 million dollars over the next seven years.
View ArticleFinance Committee Weighs Future of County Conservationists, Buy Local Program
Why should the State maintain funding for county conservationists? One analyst explains they help farmers - and Wisconsin's water.
View ArticleJoint Finance Approves Governor's Property Sales Proposal
Gov. Scott Walker got much of what he wanted Tuesday from the Legislature’s Joint Finance committee. It agreed to give the governor power to sell or lease state property, and without a competitive...
View ArticleBusy Day Ahead for Joint Finance Committee
Wisconsin's Joint Finance Committee will consider multiple budget proposals today, including some that could prove contentious.
View ArticleJoint Finance Approves Measure to Move Milwaukee Crime Lab
The Milwaukee Crime Lab could be moved out of the city, under a budget provision the Legislature’s Joint Finance committee approved Thursday.
View ArticleBig Decisions Loom For Joint Finance Committee
This is the final scheduled day of meetings for the Joint Finance Committee.
View ArticleJoint Finance Committee Approves State Budget Following All Night Session
State income taxes would be cut by nearly twice as much as proposed by the Walker administration following approval of a new state budget earlier today by the Joint Finance committee.
View ArticleWI DOT Secretary Defends Borrowing $1.3B but says State will Eventually Need...
DOT Sec. Mark Gottlieb told the Legislature’s budget committee Wednesday that he understands Gov. Walker's desire to hold down taxes, by borrowing.
View ArticleJoint Finance Approves Two Gun Prosecutors in Milwaukee
The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office will make room for two new prosecutors from the state Justice Department. The new officers will focus solely on prosecuting gun crimes in Milwaukee. The...
View ArticleWisconsin Lawmakers Extend UW Tuition Freeze
Students in the UW System wouldn’t have to worry about a tuition hike in the next two years, under a spending plan the legislature’s Joint Finance committee approved Thursday. The panel voted along...
View ArticleJoint Finance Vote Pushes Wisconsin DNR Restructuring Forward
Thursday, the GOP-dominated Joint Finance Committee voted on the DNR's budget. Emotions flared and sparks flew, but in the end, the measure to restructure the DNR passed 12 to 4. While Democrats urged...
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