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Republicans ask Evers to discuss federal stimulus funding SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislative leaders on Monday called on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to meet with them to discuss his plans for spending $3.2 billion in federal stimulus money coming to the state. Evers last week said that discussing his plans for the spending money with Republicans was not a “top priority.” State law gives the governor the power to ...

By Mike Leischner May 3, 2021 1:19 PM MADISON, WI (WSAU) — Once again the Republican leaders in the state Senate and Assembly are asking Governor Tony Evers for a meeting regarding how $3.2 billion in federal stimulus money will be handled. A letter signed by Devin LeMahieu, Robin Vos, Mark Born, and Howard Marklein and sent to the Governor’s office requests the meeting as soon as possible ” so that we may dedicate precious state resources to the priorities of all Wisconsinites. �...

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Associated Press WISCONSIN GOV. TONY Evers gives a news conference Thursday outside Henderson Elementary School in Madison, Wis. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP) MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans plan to vote next week to kill key parts of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ state budget proposal, including legalizing medical and recreational marijuana, expanding Medicaid to capture $1.6 billion in federal funding and granting collective bargaining rights to public workers. The m...

Wisconsin budget battle begins: GOP lawmakers plan to remove 280 items from Gov. Tony Evers proposal Molly Beck and Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Bills are discussed during the state Senate session Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at the Capitol in Madison, Wis. MADISON - Republicans who control the Legislatures budget-writing committee plan to strip out nearly 300 items from Gov. Tony Evers two-year state spending plan, includ...

MADISON - Republicans who control the Legislatures budget-writing committee plan to strip out nearly 400 items from Gov. Tony Evers two-year state spending plan, including his priorities of expanding Medicaid, legalizing marijuana and freezing enrollment in private voucher schools.    The move also will remove solutions Evers called for to long-standing problems in Wisconsin: like the closure of the states youth prison where staff and teen inmates have been physically abused and the creatio...

Associated Press WISCONSIN GOV. TONY Evers gives a news conference Thursday outside Henderson Elementary School in Madison, Wis. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP) MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers said Thursday that he hasn’t met with Republican legislative leaders to discuss his $91 billion state budget proposal because he’s listening to what the people of Wisconsin want and that GOP lawmakers should do the same. Republicans who control the Legislature’s budget committee ar...

View Comments MADISON - Republicans who control the Legislatures budget-writing committee plan to strip out nearly 400 items from Gov. Tony Evers two-year state spending plan, including his priorities of expanding Medicaid, legalizing marijuana and freezing enrollment in private voucher schools.    The move also will remove solutions Evers called for to long-standing problems in Wisconsin: like the closure of the states youth prison where staff and teen inmates have been physically abused a...

APPLETON - As state lawmakers debate reauthorization of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, Appleton is still waiting for a $700,000 grant from the program for the Lawe Street Trestle Trail that was approved two years ago. Despite the approval, a member of the state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee anonymously objected to the funding in March 2020, which under normal circumstances would send the grant to a hearing. But a hearing hasn’t been scheduled, leaving city leaders and loc...

Evers says hes listening to the people, not GOP lawmakers SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference outside Henderson Elementary School in Madison, Wis. Thursday, April 29, 2021. Evers says he hasnt met with Republican legislative leaders to discuss his $91 billion state budget proposal because he’s listening to what the people of Wisconsin want and that GOP lawmakers should do the same. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal v...