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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers signed the Republican-written state budget Thursday, enacting a two-year spending plan that includes a $2 billion income tax cut while making 50 largely minor partial vetoes, saying unfinished business still needs to be addressed. The budget will also cut property taxes for the owner of an average home by $100 next year, ends a University of Wisconsin tuition freeze in place for eight years, increases salaries for state employees and basically holds K-12 funding flat. Evers also announced that schools ...

Making use of an unprecedented surplus, the Republican-led budget committee on Thursday approved roughly $3.3 billion in income and property tax cuts on the final day of its deliberations over the state's biennial budget. The committee also addressed lingering questions about how the state would meet education spending guidelines to secure $2.3 billion in federal stimulus funds by providing property tax cuts to schools and technical colleges, while spending state dollars to make up the difference. GOP leaders said the tax cuts would result in $1,200 in savings for a typical family over the tw...

MADISON - The state Department of Revenue is reminding hundreds of Wisconsin municipalities to file by Friday to receive American Rescue Plan funds that local governments can use for COVID-19 efforts and infrastructure. As of Tuesday afternoon, 970 municipalities have already filed and 860 local governments still need to apply by the end of the day Friday. "All communities in Wisconsin have money allocated for them, but they must file in order to receive it. That is the only way we can send them their share of funds. I cannot stress enough how important it is to file immediately to ensure...

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A new round of funding from the federal government hopes to provide up to 84,000 Wisconsin businesses with $5,000 grants through the WEDC and DOR.