On Tuesday, Madison’s City Council again considered whether Madison police officers should wear body cameras, the latest in a five-year plus debate over the policy involving several committees. The council deliberated for over two hours on what to do with a recent report examining the feasibility of body cams. That report, released in January, recommended […]
Governor Evers signs 2021-2023 state budget
Today, Governor Tony Evers made his deadline, and signed into law Wisconsin’s next state budget. The Republican-authored spending plan, which clocks in at more than $87 billion, largely made it past the governor intact. Evers used his veto power on fifty relatively minor provisions. Despite signing the budget, Evers said at a press conference in […]
State Budget + Wisconsin GOP Convention Debrief
Republicans—what are they thinking? That’s the theme for today’s show with Tuesday host Carousel Bayrd. First, Senator Jon Erpenbach from the Joint Finance Committee discusses missed opportunities related to the state budget and Wisconsin’s unexpected, once-in-a-lifetime surplus. Why isn’t the state legislature willing to spend it on education, broadband access, and healthcare? Then, John Nichols, […]
Wisconsin’s Budget Windfall and Voter Suppression Legislation
Tax collections are projected to rise sharply in Wisconsin, giving the state government an unexpected windfall. What can they do with the money—and what should they do? The Wisconsin Policy Forum recently released a report about this called “A Golden Opportunity for Wisconsin.” In it, they write that Wisconsin has a “once-in-a-generation chance to address […]
Changes to Revenue Projections Delay Wisconsin’s Budget Committe...
Photo by QuinceCreative on Pixabay. The state’s budget-writing committee was slated to meet earlier this afternoon. Those plans were stymied, though, by a new expected economic forecast for Wisconsin. While the state’s slated to get billions more than earlier projections, Wisconsin’s politicians are divided on how to spend the money. The delays come after a […]
Biden follows previous administrations to increase military spending
With a goal of “Fighting for a U.S. federal budget that prioritizes peace, economic security and shared prosperity”, the National Priorities Project analyzes U.S. military spending (currently 49.5% of national discretionary spending) and recommends how these monies can be better used. Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director, talks about how Biden intends to plow the $10 billion […]
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