Governor Tony Evers unveiled his 2023 biennial budget proposal before a crowded assembly hall last night. Evers’ proposal rides on a projected state budget surplus to address a wide range of issues, but is expected to face stiff opposition from the Republican majority in the state legislature.
Cardinal Call: Classes to Begin on Rosh Hashanah
On Tuesdays, the Daily Cardinal — one of UW-Madison’s student newspapers — shares the latest in campus news. This week, producer Hope Karnopp talks with college news editor Sophia Vento […]
Wisconsin JFC Proposes Big Tax Cuts, Little Spending
On June 17, Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to recommend a 2021-2023 biennial budget that includes 3.4 billion dollars in tax cuts and very little of […]
Reviewing the State Budget with Governor Tony Evers
For the first part of today’s show, we air Carousel’s recent interview with Governor Tony Evers about the 2021–2023 Wisconsin state budget, sometimes referred to as “Badger Bounceback,” which prioritizes […]
Public Schools Face Uncertain Budget Future
Wisconsin state government got some good fiscal news when the nonpartisan legislative fiscal Bureau reported on August 31st that tax revenues were still relatively high this year, despite the COVID-19 […]
Evers Makes a Bad Budget a Little Better
Democratic Governor Tony Evers says he considered the unprecedented act of vetoing the entire budget proposed by Wisconsin GOP lawmakers. But eventually, he decided to take advantage of the […]
