Yesterday morning, the state legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal bureau announced that Wisconsin is set to take in 4.4 billion dollars more in tax collections over the next three years than originally […]
State budget committee to weigh school spending priorities
Tomorrow, Wisconsin’s Budget-writing Finance Committee will take up spending priorities for the state’s public and private schools and the University of Wisconsin system. Since shredding the Governor’s proposed biennial budget […]
Madison’s Finance Committee gives nod to crisis response team
Madison’s Finance Committee unanimously greenlit a pilot for a new Crisis Response Team on Monday night. The pilot program was a major item in the mayor’s 2021 budget proposal, and […]
Madison Finance Committee approves police reform measures
Under the federal 1033 program, local police departments across the country can purchase excess military equipment from the U.S. Department of Defense. Critics argue that the program has led to […]
City finance committee approves new small business grant program
At last night’s City Finance Committee meeting, members approved a new program that would provide half a million dollars in grant money to downtown businesses. The Downtown Recovery Program would […]
MPD seeks to extend “less lethal weapons program” in city budget
The Madison Police Department included a $60,000 ask for less-lethal weapons in their budget request for 2021. The initiative is called the Police Intervention Equipment program, and it provides less […]
