Taxes

Johnson said progress has been made on the bill as GOP lawmakers seek to boost border security and defense spending. But he stressed that more time is needed to address the nation’s debt.

Republicans who run the Legislature’s budget committee voted Thursday to increase state spending on K-12 schools by $336 million — about $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…

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson remains opposed to a massive budget bill in Congress, telling WPR he wants to see larger spending cuts and an extension of federal tax cuts.

Oshkosh city leaders are calling on the state to increase funding to a program that reimburses communities for costs associated with hosting state properties, saying more than a decade of stagnating state support has shifted costs to local property tax payers.

Bayfield County Administrator Mark Abeles-Allison spoke with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” about efforts by the counties to increase aid provided from the state to offset untaxed county forest lands that hasn’t kept up with inflation.

There are sites at local schools, libraries and nonprofits, mostly staffed by volunteers.

Municipalities across Wisconsin are still asking residents to approve referendums to fund public safety even after a sweeping measure to send more money to local governments was passed in 2023.

Wisconsinites started the 2025 tax season on Monday with a new tool — free access to software that sends their returns straight to the IRS.

Sen. Dianne Hesselbein now has four newly-elected Democrats in her caucus, eliminating the previous Republican supermajority and giving Democrats a greater say in what happens to the state budget.

Republicans lawmakers, who pushed repeatedly last legislative session for tax cuts, celebrated the report’s findings.