Republicans on State's Joint Finance Committee Finalize Education Spending and Tax Cuts

Republicans pass schools budget, tax cuts; Dems say special ed increase far from enough

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Republican committee boosts school spending, but far less than governor proposed

Republicans who run the Legislature’s budget committee voted Thursday to increase state spending on K-12 schools by $336 million — roughly $3 billion less than what was proposed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. GOP lawmakers also voted to cut income taxes by $1.3 billion, largely by reducing taxes on retirement income and expanding the second lowest tax bracket so that people who earn more money can pay a lower rate. The debate over the plans in t…

GOP legislators approve $220 million increase for special education, $1.3 billion in tax cuts

Republicans on state's Joint Finance Committee finalize education spending and tax cuts

Republicans on Wisconsin's Joint Finance Committee have finalized education spending and tax cuts for the next two years.

Joint Finance approves GOP motion adding $336.1 million to K-12 education; Evers wanted $3.3 billion

The bulk of the increase in the GOP motion -- approved 12-4 along party lines -- would go into special education. That includes $229 million in the main fund used to reimburse districts for special education costs and another $54.6 million for high-cost special education.