transportation budget

Sep 25, 2019

Michigan lawmakers OK $400M for roads and bridges

The Republican-led Michigan Legislature gave approval Tuesday to $44.7 billion in state spending, including $400 million for roads and bridges.

Sep 25, 2018

Evers, Walker trade hits on education, taxes in new ads

Gov. Scott Walker is hearkening back to a children's show that was popular when he was in elementary school with a campaign ad Tuesday blasting Democratic challenger Tony Evers over taxes.

Sep 24, 2018

Gov. Walker floats increase in transportation aid to counties during speech

With only weeks to go before he tries for election to a third term in office, Gov. Scott Walker is coming forward with a plan that would increase by about 50 percent the amount of money Wisconsin counties get in the form of infrastructure aid.

Jul 13, 2018

EDITORIAL: Lawmakers running on empty for reasons to put off raising gas tax

When it comes to reasons for not raising the state’s gas tax, lawmakers are fast running out of excuses.

Aug 18, 2017

Legislature’s budget committee resuming voting next week

After a two-month break, the Legislature's budget-writing Joint Finance Committee plans to resume its work on the state's spending plan next week.

Jul 11, 2017

Budget picture worsens because of Illinois tax hike

Wisconsin's state budget impasse just got $51 million harder to solve thanks to the tax increases that Illinois enacted to finally pass its spending plan, state lawmakers learned Tuesday.

Jul 3, 2017

States without a plan: 11 US states haven’t passed budgets

Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin may have taken the unusual step last week of publicizing their differences over the state budget by deriding each other’s positions as “laughable.”

Jun 27, 2017

Fallout from road-budget impasse could show up in August DOT letting (UPDATE)

If Wisconsin lawmakers don’t soon break their impasse over the state's road budget, the consequences for major highway projects could start showing up as early as WisDOT's August bid letting, an industry official is warning.

Jun 27, 2017

Assembly Republicans say no progress with Senate on budget

Assembly Republicans say no progress was made on reaching a state budget deal following a brief, tense meeting with their Senate GOP colleagues.

Jun 27, 2017

How the state budget debate boils down

Wisconsin isn't getting its state budget done on time. That's largely because Gov. Scott Walker and the state Senate disagree with the Assembly on how to pay for transportation projects.

Apr 26, 2013

Deficit looms for Wisconsin transportation budget, Bureau says

New projections show Wisconsin's transportation budget is spiraling toward a $63.5 million deficit by mid-2015, leaving lawmakers groping for how to pay for building and repairing roads across the state over the next two years.