State Budget
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AG Kaul again seeks more open government staff as DOJ records delays grow
Department’s median response time increased from 14 days in 2025 to 58 days during the first half of 2026
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Wisconsin Kicks Off 2027 to 2029 Budget Cycle as Agencies File Requests
Dairyland Sentinel Wisconsin State Budget Primer
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This poll explains how Wisconsin’s governor race is about to unfold
Campaign finance controversies. Candidates dropping out and getting back in. Polls. One lone statewide televised debate. Power rankings. Big endorsements.…
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Evers, GOP Leaders Announce $1.8 Billion Bipartisan Tax and School Deal
Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders reached a sweeping $1.8 billion bipartisan agreement Monday to boost K-12 funding and provide statewide…
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Regents’ Madison Bubble is Suffocating UW-Madison
As a proud University of Wisconsin Class of 1991 graduate and lifelong Badger, I have watched my alma mater with a mix of pride and increasing concern. A…
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Wisconsin Voters Prioritize Economic Solutions Post-Budget, Poll Shows
Wisconsin voters are zeroing in on economic challenges following the state’s newly approved budget, with a clear call for targeted policy solutions,…
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UW-Madison Implements Budget Cuts Amid Federal, State Funding Pressures
MADISON, Wis. — June 23, 2025 The University of Wisconsin-Madison will reduce budgets by 5% for schools and colleges and 7% for administrative units in…
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Budget Talks Collapse Amid Familiar Divides at Capitol
It’s June, but it may as well be Groundhog Day. Wisconsin’s budget negotiations are once again unraveling, with Gov. Tony Evers blaming Republicans for a…
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More Bad News: Wisconsin Projects $331m Budget Problem as Revenue Projections Decline
May 15, 2025 – The Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) has alerted the Joint Finance Committee to a $331 million reduction in projected general fund…
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Wisconsin Tax Collections Lag Behind 2024-25 Projections as Revenue Growth Slows
Wisconsin’s fiscal outlook darkens as year-to-date tax collections for 2024-25 slip below the Legislative Fiscal Bureau’s (LFB) projections, casting a shadow…
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Governor Evers’ Budget Spends Away Surplus, Creates New Tax Bracket That Hikes Taxes by More Than $1B and Projects Structural Deficits
All charts and text below are directly from the Budget in Brief published by the Department of Administration By the Numbers TAX HIKES …creating a new…
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Governor Evers Previews Tonight’s Budget Address
2025-27 Biennial Budget MessageGov. Evers in 2025 the Year of the Kid: “I’m excited to be introducing the most pro-kid budget in state history.”Governor…
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Gov. Evers Issues Ultimatum, Unveils Sweeping Plan to Shrink Wisconsin’s Prison System
February 16, 2025 – Governor Tony Evers, alongside Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Jared Hoy, announced a comprehensive corrections…
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Clash at the Capitol: What to do with State Surplus
November 7, 2024 Return it? Spend it? Save it? Wisconsin’s government is awash in cash. For now. Last month we learned that Wisconsin concluded its 2024…
