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State lawmakers are working on the two-year budget. What is it, and why does it matter?
The state's two-year budget dictates funding for K-12 schools, transportation, mental health and much more. Here's the ...
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Tony Evers rips 'do-nothing Legislature' after Republicans strip hundreds of budget items
Republicans on the Legislature's finance committee eliminated hundreds of items from Gov. Tony Evers' state budget. Evers ...
Tony Evers can't sneak legal weed into the state budget in Phil Hands' latest cartoon
Once again, Gov. Tony Evers tried to legalize marijuana in his proposed state budget, and once again, Republicans stripped it ...
From marijuana legalization to PFAS. Here are items the Republicans aim to remove from Tony Evers' budget
Republicans will vote to pull hundreds of items from Gov. Evers' state budget, including a new tax bracket for the wealthy ...
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Republicans offer clues to which Tony Evers budget priorities could make final cut
Tony Evers’ recommended spending plan — but it offered ... Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, panned the idea that Evers’ ...
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Wisconsin Republicans kill marijuana legalization and tax increases for millionaires
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers gives the annual State of the State address, Jan. 22, 2025, at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. Credit: AP/Morry Gash Republican Sen. Howard Marklein, co-chair of the ...
Gov. Evers, DWD Announce $1 Million in Teacher Training and Recruitment Grants
Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce (DWD), today announced $1 million in grants to three ...
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Gov. Evers defends state ICE policy, tells President Trump's border czar to 'do something else'
TONIGHT, WISCONSIN GOVERNOR TONY EVERS IS FIRING BACK AT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S BORDER CZAR. THE TWO ARE FEUDING OVER THE GOVERNOR’S DIRECTIVE TO STATE EMPLOYEES IF THEY ENCOUNTER FEDERAL ...
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State lawmakers are working on the two-year budget. What is it, and why does it matter?
The Republican-controlled state Legislature and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers both have a role in shaping the budget. After Evers pitched his plan, the powerful Joint Finance Committee modifies the ...