The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee gave approval on Wednesday to a policy forgiving state taxes on Paycheck Protection Program loans, a step that comes in response to many businesses' fears about the possibility of surprise bills this spring.

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Environmental regulators in Wisconsin voted Wednesday to table rules setting new restrictions on firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals.

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Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature released a plan for a nearly $250 million income tax cut on Friday, a proposal they plan to vote on next week and quickly send to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

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Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday guaranteed that two University of Wisconsin projects will be spared from an expected $250 million cut from the state’s construction budget.

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Remove $250 million in borrowing from Wisconsin’s construction budget, Republican lawmakers told the state's Building Commission on Thursday.

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To reduce borrowing in the state budget, Republicans might delay financing a new home for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and refrain from buying two university residence halls.

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In defending his $1.45 billion state construction budget announced this week, Gov. Scott Walker pointed out that it would borrow less than his Democratic predecessor’s last construction budget.

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State Democrats joined Republican Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday in turning down two Republicans’ call to reduce borrowing for state construction projects by $28 million over the next two years.

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A disagreement among Republicans in the Legislature over whether unemployed people in Wisconsin should have to wait a week before receiving unemployment benefits is putting an extension of coverage for the ...

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State Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, the longest-serving state legislator in the United States, is returning to the Wisconsin Building Commission. The Building Commission is a state panel that includes three members from both the state Assembly and Senate, as well ...

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