A recent revelation that Wisconsin is likely to collect $4.4 billion more in taxes than expected over the next two years presents a "golden opportunity" for the state to improve infrastructure, train workers and deal with other pressing matters, according to a report released on Friday by the nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum.

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Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a package of Republican-authored bills on Thursday that would have directed how the state would spend $3.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief money.

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Property taxes on the typical Wisconsin home over the next two years would not increase quite as much under Gov. Tony Evers' budget proposal as they would under current law, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau said in a report Monday.

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Republicans who control the Legislature's finance committee are poised to consider whether to release more money to continue a study on high-capacity wells' effect on central Wisconsin groundwater.

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Republican legislators have cut millions of dollars from Gov. Tony Evers' budget proposals to reduce water pollution.

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With Nov. 6 less than two weeks away, many Wisconsinites have their attention firmly fixed on the general election.

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A recent Wisconsin Department of Transportation report shows that spending on transportation projects has decreased under Gov. Scott Walker even as debt has ballooned.

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With many likely voters anxious about the condition of Wisconsin roads, a group tied to the largest construction union in the state is skewering Gov. Scott Walker over infrastructure spending in a series of election-cycle ads.

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Gov. Scott Walker's administration said Tuesday it is delaying $101 million in debt payments to help with the state budget's bottom line. But how big of a problem the state's budget may be facing isn't clear.

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A new report shows the state collected about $71 million more in taxes during the last fiscal year than anticipated.

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