Wisconsin's finances are stronger than before the onset of the last recession in 2007, but are about average when compared with those of other states, according to a new report released Monday by the nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum.

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Property-tax rates have decreased in Wisconsin for a fifth straight year in 2019 following strong growth in property values coupled with modest increases in local property-tax levies.

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In their 2020 proposed budget, Madison officials are a calling for spending less on capital projects than they did last year. A number of big jobs are being put off indefinitely.

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Because of unexpected savings and one-time windfalls, Milwaukee County’s 2020 budget will avoid the big cuts that some officials had predicted for next year.

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Although property values rose last year at the fastest rate seen since the Great Recession, the rate of new construction was far slower — a fact that the Wisconsin Policy Forum argues raises questions about state rules that tie tax increases to new building projects.

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Milwaukee County officials on Tuesday will consider using a public-private partnership to overhaul the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, a plan that would preserve the park's well-known domes and add new features such as a food-truck park and a hub for research.

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When Rob Henken and his fellow researchers at the Wisconsin Policy Forum set out a few years ago to study Milwaukee city and county’s backlog of need infrastructure repairs and replacements, they knew they were likely to come up with a long to-do list. What they discovered still came as a bit of a shock.

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To break up a logjam of infrastructure repairs that could cost as much as $400 million in the next four years, Milwaukee County needs to part ways with some of the properties it owns and find a new source of revenue to pay for needed work, according to a recent report.

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A recent report has found Milwaukee County’s five senior centers will reach retirement age in the next three years, and that replacing them could cost about $24 million.

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A new study finds that Wisconsin's tax burden has dropped to a 30-year low.

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