With any state budget, you win some, you lose some. The budget passed this week by the Republican-controlled Legislature may well have produced a record number of winners and losers — some landing in both categories. Read More Winners And Losers In The 2019-21 State Budget
By M.D. Kittle — Different day, same result. The Republican-controlled Senate passed the $83.6 billion biennial budget Wednesday, a day after their colleagues in the Assembly did the same. Read More Senate Republicans Narrowly Pass Budget, Evers And His Veto Pen Await
By M.D. Kittle and Ola Lisowski – When is an $81.7 billion biennial budget “table scraps?” Crumbs? In the bizarro world of legislative liberals, of course. The Republican-controlled Assembly on a party-line vote Tuesday passed a budget (all-funds) that is 7 percent bigger than the 2017-19 budget, set to end Sunday. The bill now heads to the Senate floor on Wednesday for debate and a vote, and then, should it pass, to Gov. Tony Evers. The Democrat has yet to say whether he’ll partially veto the bill, or strike the entire document. Read More Republican-Led Assembly Passes $83.6 Billion Budget, Dems Call It ‘Crumbs’
By M.D. Kittle — Gov. Tony Evers won’t say whether he’ll veto the entire Republican budget bill. The Democrat on Thursday told reporters he won’t decide until he knows what’s in the $81.6 billion biennial spending plan, until the Republican-controlled Legislature passes it next week. Read More Evers, Liberals Kind Of Like Republican Budget — Is There Something Wrong With This Picture?
While we’re all ready swap our business suits for swim suits, Wisconsinites are relying on the Legislature to pass a responsible, taxpayer-friendly document. The following 10 ideas would improve the JFC budget. Read More Top 10 Ways to Improve the Joint Finance Budget
By M.D. Kittle – After the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee passed a transportation budget heavy on spending and light on agency accountability, some fiscal hawks felt a lot like Clara Peller. Read More Mini Transportation Reform Package Putting Back Some Beef In DOT Accountability
By M.D. Kittle – Some Senate fiscal hawks say the $484 million revenue-increase package for the state Department of Transportation is too expensive and too thin on accountability for an agency in dire need of reform. Read More Hefty Transportation Funding Package A Bridge Too Far For Some Fiscal Hawks
By M.D. Kittle – Is the Wisconsin Department of Transportation getting into the “propaganda” business? Some conservatives think so. Read More DOT Pushes Gas Tax Propaganda On Twitter, Conservatives Say
By Bill Osmulski – It’s irresponsible to ask Wisconsin taxpayers and drivers to shoulder a heavier burden before the state proves it can be trusted to “just fix it.” The following recommendations would be a good start. Read More How To Improve Transportation Without Revenue Raisers
By Ola Lisowski & Chris Rochester – Wisconsin’s powerful budget-writing committee will be taking up agency budgets for the Department of Health Services (DHS) and Department of Children and Families (DCF) Tuesday. Read More Before the Vote: What to Know About Health Care and Welfare in the 2019-21 Budget