In the Democratic governor’s fourth budget, many proposals were previously rejected by Republicans.
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers calls for tax cuts, pushback on Trump’s tariffs
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers decried what he called “irresponsible decisions in Washington” and “needless chaos,” saying his new two-year spending proposal was designed to prepare for drastic cuts from the federal government.
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Here’s how Wisconsin’s state budget process works
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers unveiled his 2025-27 biennial state budget proposal. The nearly year-long process is now picking up speed, but the next two-year budget is still far from being finalized.
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Here’s what we’re watching for in this year’s Wisconsin budget debate
Major funding decisions for health care, public schools and universities, the environment, roads and more will be made in the 2025-27 biennial budget.
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Explainer: Disagreements on size of Wisconsin budget surplus
Republican Wisconsin lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers can’t seem to agree on how much extra money they have to work with in the state budget.
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Center’s possible eviction from UW: Summary and resources
A summary of what happened, news coverage and the Center’s response to the budget provision that would have evicted the Center from the University of Wisconsin.
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Center’s eviction now in Walker’s court
The Center’s eviction is now in Walker’s court. Both houses of the state Legislature have declined to ax a state budget provision that would evict the Center from the University of Wisconsin and bar UW employees from working with it as part of their duties.
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Lawmakers’ attempt to evict Center arouses national controversy
Motion 999 was approved 12-4 down party lines, with Republicans in the majority, around 6 a.m. The controversy and coverage began shortly afterward, from news organizations and groups across the nation and the political spectrum.
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Road builders brew up public support
The Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, a powerful state lobby group, is taking its case for more and better roads directly to the people — by running ads during Badgers’ and Brewers’ games.
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Center posts state officials’ statements of economic interest online
The public is invited to examine the first online archive of top state officials’ 2011 financial disclosure forms, now posted on WisconsinWatch.org, the website for the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism.
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Wisconsin’s mental health system braces for major cuts under Walker
In interviews with mental health advocates and county and state officials, the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism found that Wisconsin’s public mental health system — once viewed as a national model — has become fragmented and underfunded. And many experts fear that as Gov. Scott Walker moves to close the state’s budget deficit, the mental health system will be weakened even further.