As the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee was poised to strip hundreds of Governor Evers’ proposals from the next state budget today, folks from across the state crowded inside the Capitol in protest. During today’s action, organized by Voces de la Frontera, roughly 200 activists crowded into a narrow hallway outside a committee room where the […]
State finance committee hosts virtual input session on 2021-2023 state...
Today, Wisconsin’s powerful budget-writing Joint Finance Committee (JFC) held its fourth and final public hearing on the upcoming biennial budget. The GOP-led legislative body plays a major role in rewriting and altering the state’s budget. Today’s session was the only virtual public hearing on Governor Tony Evers’ $91 billion dollar spending plan. Registration for the […]
Governor proposes $4 million to support new historical society museum
The Wisconsin Historical Society’s flagship museum is currently located in a former hardware store at the top of State Street. The Society’s leadership has long advocated for remodels of the dated facility. “Wisconsin has so many important stories to tell the world, but the Society is unable to effectively share them because of the space […]
Gov. Tony Evers Proposes 2021-23 Budget, Negotiations with Legislature...
On February 16th, Governor Tony Evers introduced his biennial budget for 2021-2023 to the State Legislature via a pre-recorded message, electing to appear virtually in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The proposed budget, referred to as Badger Bounceback, recommends distributing roughly $91 billion towards a variety of state programs, which would raise state spending by […]
State Rep. Lisa Subeck on Governor’s plans to reduce prescriptio...
Earlier today, Governor Tony Evers announced that one of the key provisions for his forthcoming biennial state budget will be lowering prescription drug costs for Wisconsinites. The announcement comes about two weeks before the governor is set to unveil his full 2021-2023 budget. His plan is based heavily on the work of a state Task […]
