Wisconsin Republican legislative leaders downplayed the state's record budget surplus Wednesday, even as Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has pushed for tax cuts and funding for local governments.

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The Wisconsin Legislature overwhelmingly approved a half-billion dollar tax cut Tuesday for businesses that received federal pandemic relief loans to keep employees on the payroll, a move that stands to benefit at least a handful of legislators whose businesses accepted the money.

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The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate who last week announced he is running for Congress is raising the possibility of cutting taxes next year.

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Small businesses are in limbo as they wait for Congress to make decisions that could save them a lot of money.

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Gov. Scott Walker signed his half-billion dollar property and income tax bill Monday at a farm in northeast Wisconsin, then within hours sent out a re-election fundraising plea referring to the new law.

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Assembly Republicans put the finishing touches Tuesday on Gov. Scott Walker's plan to devote a huge chunk of the state's surplus to tax cuts, approving the proposal one last time before sending it to the governor to be signed.

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Wisconsin Republicans moved closer to making Gov. Scott Walker's plan to use the state's surplus to cover $504 million in tax cuts reality Tuesday, pushing the measure through the state Senate despite Democrats' complaints the proposal is just a token election-year ploy.

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The Wisconsin state Senate is scheduled to vote Tuesday on Gov. Scott Walker's proposed property and income tax cut plan.

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Wisconsin Republicans broke an internal logjam on Gov. Scott Walker's $504 million tax cut plan Wednesday, pushing a deal through the Legislature's finance committee designed to win a key vote from a hesitant GOP senator.

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The Wisconsin Legislature's budget committee has scheduled a vote for Wednesday on Gov. Scott Walker's $504 million property and income tax cut plan, a signal that Republican senators may be nearing an agreement on the proposal.

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