“Given that the DPI has generally been a captive of the educational establishment and hostile to school choice, this decision is a huge victory for Wisconsin’s kids.”
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Another Republican lawmaker says he’s a “no” on the state budget because it spends too much.
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In all, Republicans want to spend $484 million on road construction and repair in the new two-year state budget. Evers wanted to spend $624 million. He would have paid that spending with a $500 million increase in Wisconsin’s gas tax.
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Taylor says Glendale’s fight could delay the timeline to close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake.
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JFC members gave themselves the power to decide if a per-mile fee is needed, what those fees would cost, and whether those fees need to increase at any time.
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Conservative Justice Daniel Kelly on Tuesday told Jay Weber on WISN that he will run for a full 10-year term next year.
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The Policy Forum report says the new salaries and added costs for healthcare and other benefits will cost $16 million more next year alone. Those costs will likely only grow over time.
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It’s a good bet the new two-year spending plan won’t expand Medicaid, move toward medical marijuana, or raise the minimum wage in the state.
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Both state Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and state Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, were silent about the gas tax increase’s future
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Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state’s largest business group, says workers in the state don’t need a government-mandated pay raise, they need new skills.
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