Once every two years, Wisconsin elected officials do something families across the state have to do all the time: They set a budget. Passing a spending blueprint is the focal point of the legislative ...

Now, we know that budget writers and the state of Wisconsin is working with about a $4 billion surplus, which we also know can, for a variety of reasons, be whittled down. But do Democrats have ...

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Joint Committee on Finance took 612 items out of Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal Thursday, including Medicaid expansion in the state, department creations and tax ...

The spending approved in the budget affects hundreds of programs throughout Wisconsin, from driver's education grants to the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program to employment services in prisons to ...

The top issue Wisconsinites brought to legislators’ attention at budget hearings around the state last month was the need to adequately fund public schools. But now, as the Legislature’s powerful ...

Wisconsin's Joint Finance Committee will meet Thursday to start crafting the new two-year budget. The committee plans to remove much of the governor's policy from the budget bill and introduce GOP ...

Here are three of the budget-related issues that attendees raised most frequently. Education was the top concern at all four hearings, with many attendees voicing support for more higher education and ...

and parents of students with disabilities are pushing lawmakers to increase funding in the 2025-27 state budget. School districts in Wisconsin are struggling to keep up with special education ...

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says that budget discussions are “on pause” until Republican leadership hears back from Gov. Tony Evers about an in-person meeting ...

Tony Evers budget. The tax credit is co-sponsored by Rep ... tax break for filmmakers and $199,300 in financial year 2027 and $254,000 the next year to fund three full-time employees in a film office.