The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state must pay back the $200 million (plus interest) transferred from the medical malpractice fund to help balance the 2007-09 budget. A July 20th Wisconsin Budget Project blog post explains that cutting that amount of state funding out of Medicaid and BadgerCare Plus would also require...
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau released last week show that Wisconsin was below average in per capita state and local taxes and spending in fiscal year 2008. The Wisconsin Budget Project’s analysis of the data reveals that the average Wisconsinite paid $40 less in state and local taxes than the average for the nation as a whole in...
The Legislative Audit Bureau released a report yesterday that determined that some developers are benefitting from tax policy meant to protect farmland and reduce urban sprawl. Tune in to the Wisconsin Budget Project blog to read more about the report.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has released its estimates for general aid to school districts for the upcoming school year. Read more about this topic at the Wisconsin Budget Project blog, which analyzes the estimates by district and compares aid estimates for the 2010-11 school year to the previous year.
Bricks-and-mortar retailers in Wisconsin face a different sales tax system than online retailers. Why is this, and what should we do about it? Check out today's post at the Wisconsin Budget Project's blog to learn more.
The new Wisconsin Budget Project blog provides an update on the climbing number of people who have lost their unemployment insurance (UI) benefit since the beginning of June. It also examines the improving prospects for ending the Republican filibuster of a bill to restore the UI benefits, and the diminishing chances of passing...
Before adjourning late Thursday, the House took up the “war supplemental” bill approved by the Senate in May, which would appropriate $58.8 billion for war spending and disaster relief. The House voted to add $21 billion for domestic priorities, including $10 billion to states to help reduce the number of teachers and law enforcement...
The U.S. Senate dealt a a very worrisome blow Thursday to the nation’s wobbly economic recovery, when it failed to advance a comprehensive jobs bill that would extend assistance to cash-strapped states, laid-off workers and struggling families. By failing to end the filibuster and extend key Recovery Act provisions, the Senate closed...
YoungStar was passed by the Joint Finance Committee today by a resounding and unanimous, bipartisan 16-0 vote. The committee’s action approves $10 million for the fiscal year July 2010 – June 2011 to launch the Department of Children and Families (DCF) YoungStar program. This legislative victory comes after many years of efforts to...
De Pere. Tomah. Superior. Sheboygan County. La Crosse School District. Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. What do these entities have in common?They and dozens of other Wisconsin cities, counties, villages, towns, school districts, and technical college districts, along with the state, will save approximately $29 million through the...
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