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Wisconsin Eye and School Funding Veto
It is shaping-up to be a busy week at the Wisconsin Capitol.
Lawmakers will hold a series of hearings from Monday til Thursday, with Tuesday and Wednesday being the busiest.
The Joint Finance Committee is set to meet Tuesday for a hearing on as many as 50 different pieces of legislation. Chief among them are a pair of plans from Sen. Pat Testin, R-Stevens Point, that deal with Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year veto.
That veto, which ordered a 400-year school funding increase, is blamed for this year’s spike in property taxes. Republicans have made ending the order their top priority this spring.
Gov. Evers has proposed a property tax relief package, but the Republican-controlled legislature has said they won’t approve any relief package until the veto has been eliminated.
The Joint Finance Committee will also hold hearings on a plan to extend child tax credits, deal with utility aid payments, and add $20 to the cost of snowmobile licenses and registrations.
The Assembly Committee on State Affairs will hold a Tuesday hearing on the plan to get WisEye back on the air. The proposal would unlock $10 million to help WisEye once again broadcast the state legislature, and other news events from the Wisconsin Capitol.
There is also an Assembly committee hearing scheduled for a plan to limit in-state UW tuition to the cost of the CPI.
Lawmakers aren't due back to vote til next week.
The Assembly has said it expects to wrap-up its business for the year sometime this month. The State Senate is expected to be in session into next month.
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