Finance Committee Passes $536 Million Tax Cut Package, Finishing Its Work on 2019-21 Budget
“We probably spent more than we would have liked,” Nygren said. “That’s part of the compromise of legislating in split government.”
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Wisconsin Republicans begin trek toward their new state budget
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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Republicans to work on budget proposal this week, eliminate 70 non-fiscal items from governor’s budget
Nygren and Darling have said Evers’ budget is “unsustainable” and “irresponsible” and would result in a $2 billion structural deficit within two years.
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Fiscal Conservatives Feeling Better About Budget Battle Ahead
Fiscal conservatives say removing the non-fiscal items from Evers’ budget is a good first step in the line of defense against big government getting bigger.
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Medicaid Expansion Emerges As Decisive Issue In State Budget Fight
For Wisconsin liberals, expanding Medicaid eligibility to people living above the poverty line is the decisive issue in the next state budget.
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Wisconsin Republicans critical of gap in Evers’ proposed budget
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau last week said Evers’ two-year state budget would spend $2 billion more than Wisconsin has to spend.
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Evers budget is overly expensive, cedes power to bureaucrats, feds
Gov. Tony Evers’ first budget proposes giving more authority to unelected bureaucrats, reducing transparency, reversing state law to cede more power to the federal government, and would raise taxes by at least $1,000 per person in Wisconsin to pay for it, critics argue.
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Overall Tax Burden Falls to Near 50-Year Low, State Ends Fiscal Year with Surplus
The overall tax burden is at its lowest point in almost 50 years, according to a new report by the nonpartisan, independent Wisconsin Policy Forum.
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Asking the Right Question in GOP State Senate Primary
The question we should be asking is why Republican leaders are punishing their colleagues for promoting real conservative, free-market ideas.
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Lawmakers Explain Jacque Snub
In a rare move, State Representatives Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna), Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay), John Nygren (R-Marinette), David Steffen (R-Howard), and John Macco (R-Bellevue) announced they were endorsing 24-year-old Alex Renard. The move raised eyebrows among many political observers.
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