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The next budget hearing is this Friday, April 4, in West Allis.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on a budget veto by Gov. Tony Evers that would affect school funding through 2425.
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The Republican-proposed constitutional amendments, which Gov. Tony Evers called an attempted 'power grab' on handing out federal money, were rejected by about 15 percentage points.
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The proposed state constitutional amendments would give the legislature more say-so over spending federal dollars.
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The tug of war between Wisconsin’s Republican-dominated Legislature and Democratic governor was on display again last week. The state Senate rejected one of Gov. Evers’ latest appointees to the Natural Resources Board — Todd Ambs. He’s regarded as a water policy expert and conservation advocate in both state and Great Lakes circles.
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The new law appears to end a major fight over legislative maps. But not everything is settled.
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Democrats are almost certain to gain seats in the state Assembly and state Senate under the new maps, which will be in place for the November election.
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The measure has bipartisan legislative support, but not across the entire political spectrum.
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has found $170 million in federal aid to keep a pandemic-era child care subsidy program afloat for another year and a half. Evers' administration announced Monday that it will use pandemic response dollars from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to keep the Child Care Counts program going through June 2025.
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Police say a man brought a handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol and demanded to see Gov. Tony Evers and returned at night with an assault rifle.