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Apr 3, 2023

Gov. Tony Evers signs first bill in second term to curb reckless driving

Gov. Tony Evers signed an act enacting a law to allow cities, towns, villages and counties to allow law enforcement to impound vehicles when owners get reckless driving citations.

Evers budget plan
Feb 16, 2023

Legal field highlights of Evers’ $104 billion budget plan

Gov. Tony Evers released his 2023-25 budget to the Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday. He detailed plans to boost school funding and cut taxes, but Republicans have promised to scrap most of Evers' ideas and start from scratch, as they have in the last two budget cycles.

Jun 30, 2021

Assembly approves state budget without red-flag law, Senate up next

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans moved a step closer toward finishing their work on their $87 billion state budget Tuesday, pushing the spending plan through the Assembly and on to the Senate. The Assembly passed the budget 64-34. Four Democrats — Reps. Deb Andraca, Steve Doyle, Beth Meyers and […]

Jun 29, 2021

State budget at a glance: No marijuana legalization; money coming for body cameras

Wisconsin legislators were set Tuesday to begin taking the final votes on the 2021-23 state budget.

Jul 12, 2019

Memo: General fund $651M short heading into next budget

New projections show Wisconsin’s general fund will be about $650 million short of meeting spending commitments heading into the into the 2021-23 state budget.

Jul 9, 2019

GOP proposes constitutional amendment limiting veto power

Wisconsin Republicans are proposing a constitutional amendment that would prevent the governor from using his or her partial veto powers to increase spending in any bills.

Jul 3, 2019

A look at Gov. Tony Evers’ partial budget vetoes

Gov. Tony Evers used his partial veto power to make 78 changes to Republican legislators' version of the state budget before signing it Wednesday. The budget takes effect immediately and Republicans do not have the votes needed to override any of the vetoes.

Jul 1, 2019

Evers under pressure to sign Wisconsin budget

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers was under pressure Monday to sign the state budget as passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, even though it doesn’t include many of his priorities and GOP lawmakers have made it difficult for him to use partial vetoes to reshape it. Republicans have been […]

Jun 26, 2019

Wisconsin passes budget after Tesla proviso woos key senator (UPDATE)

Wisconsin Republicans won a key legislator's support for the state budget Wednesday by inserting provisions in the spending plan that would allow the electric-car manufacturer Tesla to open dealerships in the state.

Jun 25, 2019

Assembly Republicans OK budget calling for higher pay for prosecutors (UPDATE)

Republicans proposed last-minute changes to the state budget on Tuesday to appease skeptical conservatives just hours ahead of the state Assembly's vote on the plan, saying their proposals are fiscally responsible and should be signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers.

Jun 20, 2019

Conservative budget foes put Wisconsin GOP in tough spot

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Opposition from a pair of conservative Wisconsin state senators to the Republican-written state budget is putting GOP leaders in a tough spot as they try to round up enough votes to pass the two-year spending plan next week. The budget agreed to by the Republican-controlled Joint […]

Jun 19, 2019

GOP senator vows to vote against state budget

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press A Republican state senator vowed on Wednesday to vote against the state budget in its current form, leaving the GOP with room to lose only one more vote in the Senate and still have enough to pass the plan without Democratic support. The two-year, nearly $82 billion budget won approval […]

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