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Republicans to provide $150M in new funding for schools


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MADISON - Republican lawmakers writing the next state budget plan to provide schools with $150 million in new funding less than 10% of what Democratic Gov. Tony Evers proposed for schools and will steer more federal stimulus funding toward districts that provided in-person instruction during the coronavirus pandemic.   
The details of the GOP spending plan for schools over the next two years were released Thursday, days after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of Rochester and Senate President Chris Kapenga of Delafield questioned the need for large increases for Wisconsin schools in light of $2.6 billion in federal aid they are receiving because of the pandemic. ....

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Vos questions need for large increases for schools citing 'obscene' amount of federal aid


Republicans provide $128 million in new funding for schools, less than a tenth of what Gov. Tony Evers wanted
Molly Beck and Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
MADISON - Republican lawmakers writing the next state budget approved a plan Thursday to provide schools with an additional $128 million in state taxpayer funding  less than 10% of what Democratic Gov. Tony Evers proposed  and will steer more federal stimulus funding toward districts that provided in-person instruction during the coronavirus pandemic.   
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Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam,appears at a news conference before a Joint Finance Committee meeting Thursday, May 27, 2021, at the Capitol in Madison. He is co-chairman of the committee. ....

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