State senators introduce bipartisan amendment to mining legislation
Two senators announced a bipartisan amendment Tuesday to the Assembly bill that would ease mining restrictions and streamline the development of a contentious iron mine proposal.
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Two senators announced a bipartisan amendment Tuesday to the Assembly bill that would ease mining restrictions and streamline the development of a contentious iron mine proposal.
The Joint Finance Committee allocated $123 million in state budget cuts for the coming year along party lines Wednesday, $46 million of which will come from the UW System.
Wisconsin will face a $143.2 million projected state budget deficit for the 2012-2013 fiscal year, a release by the state's Legislative Fiscal Bureau revealed Thursday, adding another dimension to the possible recall elections this spring or summer.
State Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, urged supporters to defend Walker.
Opponents collect signatures through state
A survey released Thursday highlighted the effects funding cuts have had on public schools since the adoption of Wisconsin's biennial state budget.
The special legislative session dubbed “Back to Work Wisconsin” by Gov. Scott Walker adjourned in the Assembly Thursday, concluding a day of legislation that left some lawmakers questioning the effectiveness of the economic legislation initiative.
State Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, requested the Government Accountability Board estimate how much tax revenue it would take to fund a possible recall election of Gov. Scott Walker.
In a memo to state legislators Wednesday, Madison Police Chief Noble Wray assured politicians that they are regular citizens in the eyes of the law—especially where their safety is concerned.
Candidates and political groups spent nearly $44 million on the nine state Senate recall elections this past summer, setting multiple records for campaign spending, according to a report released by the nonpartisan Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Tuesday.
Gov. Scott Walker announced his plans to invest $1.5 billion to make U.S. Route 41 into an interstate highway Tuesday, a project that would last until 2017.
It is fair to say the New Badger Partnership has ruffled some feathers across the state. Members of other Wisconsin state universities have said the plan to break UW-Madison from the UW System will hinder its ability to properly function. The campus far left has called the plan an attempt to privatize the university. State Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, has made it his mission to stop the initiative, announcing Tuesday his quest to remove the New Badger Partnership from the upcoming budget proceedings.
While differing opinions bombard the state concerning the New Badger Partnership, some UW-Madison students have formed a group to show their support for the proposed change to the UW system.
Gov. Scott Walker backed down from his budget proposal to eliminate community recycling requirements after it received criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
JFC file: State Rep. Robin Vos, R-Burlington, and state Sens. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, at February?s JFC hearing.
The Joint Finance Committee held a public hearing on Gov. Scott Walker's budget bill Monday at the State Fair Park in West Allis, where hundreds of people spoke for and against the proposed budget throughout the day.
Gov. Scott Walker reintroduced fiscal portions of the budget repair bill Wednesday, after removing them to bypass the Senate's quorum requirement, in a move he said would refinance the state's debt to save $165 million and balance the 2010-'11 budget.
One year after President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, state Sen. Joe Leibham, R-Sheboygan, and state Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, proposed a constitutional amendment to make Wisconsin exempt from the law.