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Republican legislative leaders are thinking about splitting the state budget into two bills.
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Read More »Wisconsin budget panel approves technical college increase (UPDATE)
Republicans on the Legislature's budget-writing committee planned on Thursday to set aside more money than Gov. Tony Evers had initially proposed for workforce development and Wisconsin technical colleges.
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Read More »Evers says ‘no decisions’ made on changes to Foxconn deal
Foxconn Technology Group has not said what changes it wants to see in its contract with Wisconsin for a project that could employ up to 13,000 people, Gov. Tony Evers said in an interview Wednesday.
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Read More »Evers: Foxconn proposed renegotiating Wisconsin deal
Gov. Tony Evers said in a letter his office released on Tuesday that Foxconn Technology Group approached the state last month about wanting to renegotiate its contract for a project that could yield the global electronics giant more than $4 billion worth of state and local tax credits.
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Read More »Foxconn says it’s looking for ‘flexibility’ with Wisconsin (UPDATE)
Foxconn Technology Group says it is looking for "flexibility" within its existing contract with Wisconsin for a project that could net the worldwide electronics leader more than $4 billion in tax credits.
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Read More »Wisconsin appeals court restores laws from lame-duck session
A Wisconsin appeals court on Wednesday reinstated laws Republicans passed during a lame-duck session to weaken the Democratic governor and attorney general, but the statutes remain blocked because of a ruling in a separate case.
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Read More »Vos panel considers health threats from water pollution
A new legislative task force formed to deal with water pollution began its work Wednesday by learning about the wide range of contaminants in Wisconsin waters and state agencies' recommendations for cleaning them up.
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Read More »Evers wants to increase gas taxes, reinstate prevailing wages
Gas taxes would increase but the cost to fill up could actually drop, Wisconsin's right-to-work law would be repealed and its former prevailing-wage requirements reinstated and income taxes would be cut for the middle class, all under Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' first budget.
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Read More »Assembly speaker hopes Foxconn air permits aren’t changed
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he hopes that air permits granted to the electronics giant Foxconn Technology Group aren't tightened by Gov. Tony Evers.
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Read More »Assembly speaker gives governor’s marijuana plan low odds
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is giving Gov. Tony Evers' plan to legalize medical marijuana just a 10 percent chance of winning approval in the GOP-controlled Legislature.
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