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WASB Executive Director John Ashley issued the following statement in reaction to Gov. Evers’ call for a special session of the legislature to take up a plan to invest a portion of state surplus funding in K-12 education:
Gov. Tony Evers has called a special session of the legislature to take up a plan to invest a portion of state surplus funding on K-12 education. From the “On Thursday, Evers proposed a $250 million investment that would include a commitment to two-thirds funding in statewide K-12 and spending on school-based mental health and special education aid, which includes $10 million in sparsity aid. He also called for $130 million in property tax relief through the equalization aid formula.
Assembly GOP members unveil tax cut proposal for state surplus funds
The new GOP package, unveiled this morning, is centered around a $250 million income tax cut. The plan also includes putting money toward debt payments and tax cuts for manufacturers. Gov. Tony Evers had previously called for $250 million to go to public schools.
The legislators stated it was their plan for the package to be introduced as companion bills in both houses, have a hearing before the Joint Finance Committee on Monday, Feb. 17 and be on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Feb. 19 and then to the Assembly floor on Thursday, Feb. 20. It is widely expected that next week will be the last floor days of the 2019-20 session for the Assembly. Gov. Tony Evers would then have the choice of signing the package into law or vetoing it. (more…)
The Assembly Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality has released a long-awaited set of bipartisan recommendations for improving both surface water and groundwater. The recommendations are presented in the form of a
As we move into 2020, we decided to take a look back at the ten most viewed posts here at the Legislative Update blog in 2019. One of the biggest stories was the 2019-21 state budget–the first for Gov. Tony Evers, the former State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The number one viewed story examined the issue faced by districts due to the severe winter weather at the end of January and beginning February, 2019. That bitter arctic chill caused many districts to cancel more days of school than usual or than they had planned for with a resulting impact due to state hours of instruction requirements.