by Benjamin Yount | Jun 8, 2021 | Features
(The Center Square) – The split over whether to spend or save began the instant Wisconsin lawmakers learned the state will see an “unprecedented” $4.4 billion more from taxpayers. The state’s Legislative Fiscal Bureau on Tuesday reported the state is...
by Benjamin Yount | Apr 21, 2021 | Features
(The Center Square) – Foxconn is receiving $80 million in taxpayer incentives from the state of Wisconsin to create an anticipated 1,400 jobs. Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday announced the new agreement with Foxconn for its facility in Mount Pleasant. “[This] agreement...
by Benjamin Yount | Apr 7, 2021 | Features
(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers in Madison are preparing to spend the next week approving nearly a dozen changes to how they want Wisconsin to spend its billions in federal stimulus money. Gov. Tony Evers is promising to veto any and all of the 11 pieces of...
by Benjamin Yount | Apr 5, 2021 | Features
(The Center Square) – The latest suggestion for Wisconsin’s federal stimulus payday is to use some of the money to help kids make up for the year of school they may have lost. The Institute for Government Reform (IGR) on Thursday suggested Gov. Evers use $1.5 billion...
by Benjamin Yount | Mar 29, 2021 | Features
(The Center Square) – Some school choice kids in Wisconsin will continue to miss out on high school sports at their local schools thanks to a veto from Gov. Tony Evers. The governor on Friday vetoed Senate Bill 39, which would have allowed charter school kids to...
