By Howard Marklein – The Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) took our first votes of the State Budget process on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The train has left the station. Read More The Train Has Left the Station
The Train Has Left the Station
Joint Committee on Finance
Budget Blog: In a Big Start JFC Cuts $4.7 Billion From Evers’ Budget
By MacIver Staff -
2023-25 Budget, Gov. Tony Evers, Joint Committee on Finance, Shared Revenue, State Budget, Surplus, Tax Cut
Welcome to another edition of the MacIver Budget Blog Read More Budget Blog: In a Big Start JFC Cuts $4.7 Billion From Evers’ Budget
Northern Wisconsin: Ground Zero To Prevent Complete Government Control Of Our Land
By MacIver Staff -
DNR, DNR Knowles-Stewardship Program, Forest County, Government Owned Land, Joint Committee on Finance, Langlade County, Lincoln County, Oneida County, Richard Moore, Sen. Mary Felzkowski
The Stewardship program – a permanent fund run by a giant bureaucracy to buy land and conservation easements means only one thing—the government will keep buying land and purchasing easements forever. That is not necessary or rational, and it is not sustainable, especially for the North. Read More Northern Wisconsin: Ground Zero To Prevent Complete Government Control Of Our Land
ICYMI: Bills Introduced To Prohibit Teaching CRT, JFC Votes On DNR And DWD, Hearing Held On Bills Prohibiting Vaccine Discrimination
By MacIver Institute -
Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Critical Race Theory, CRT, Department of Workforce Development, DWD, JFC, Joint Committee on Finance, Joint Finance Committee, Labor Crisis, Lead Laterals, Lead Pipes, Unemployment Insurance
Catch up on the latest happenings in Madison over the past week. The Joint Finance Committee took action on unemployment insurance and DNR, Republican legislators introduced bills to prevent teaching and training on Critical Race Theory across the state, and a hearing was held on bills to prevent discrimination based on COVID-19 vaccination and other immunization statuses. Read More ICYMI: Bills Introduced To Prohibit Teaching CRT, JFC Votes On DNR And DWD, Hearing Held On Bills Prohibiting Vaccine Discrimination
The K12 Budget’s Maintenance of Effort Problem
By MacIverNews -
2021-23 Budget, ARPA, ARPA funding, Budget, Budget Blog, Gov. Evers, Joint Committee on Finance, K12, Rep. Mark Born, Sen. Howard Marklein, Wisconsin State Budget
WATCH – Does Wisconsin stand to lose out on $1.5 billion for K12 funding after last week’s JFC vote? Republican members of JFC are confident it won’t be a problem? Read More The K12 Budget’s Maintenance of Effort Problem