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2011 Wisconsin Act 10, also known as the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill or the Wisconsin Budget Adjustment Act, [1][2] is a controversial law enacted by the 100th Wisconsin Legislature which significantly limited the rights and compensation of state and local government employees in Wisconsin. It was the signature act of Republican governor Scott ...
This is a list of U.S. state government budgets as enacted by each state's legislature. A number of states have a two-year or three year budget (e.g.: Kentucky) while others have a one-year budget (e.g.: Massachusetts). In the table, the fiscal years column lists all of the fiscal years the budget covers and the budget and budget per capita ...
A long-overdue compromise allowing Wisconsin municipalities to raise revenue. Shared revenue for Wisconsin municipalities was slashed in 2011 and placed on an unsustainable trajectory in order to give the appearance of a state budget surplus, at the same time local options to raise revenue independent of state authority were also constrained.
Feb. 10—EAU CLAIRE — A state budget surplus currently projected to reach $3.8 billion by mid-2023 has politicians already clamoring for ways to give it back to taxpayers or proposing places ...
State's role. In a June 11, 2024 news release, Travel Wisconsin announced the 2023-25 biennial budget signed by Gov. Tony Evers invested approximately $35 million over the two-year period to raise ...
The state of Wisconsin needs to do the same. Currently, our state government has a budget surplus paid for by the taxpayers. This money belongs to the taxpayers and should be returned. I would not ...
Wisconsin faced an anticipated deficit of approximately $3.6 billion in the 2012–2013 budget cycle [99] [140] which must be balanced according to state law. Walker's proposed budget cut $834 million in state aid for K–12 education, which would be a 7.9% reduction from the prior budget.
Jul. 6—Record and near-record returns from taxes on business, real estate and tobacco helped produce a $280 million revenue surplus for the state budget year that ended last week. The taxes and ...