Budget Helps La Crosse with Special Education Funding

Budget helps La Crosse with special education funding

WIZMnews.com The La Crosse School District is getting some additional help with special education funding for the next two years now that the state budget was signed by Governor Evers late last week. Speaking on La Crosse Talk on Monday morning, Superintendent Dr. Aaron Engel said that the district receives 42 percent the first year and 45 percent funding the second under the new budget, up from 30 percent in the current one. “The state increas…

State budget omits stewardship funds, includes $1 million for timber industry groups

When Gov. Tony Evers made his 2025-27 budget proposal in February, it included an annual $100 million appropriation to fund the broadly popular Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Grant program for another 10 years. The budget he signed after 1 a.m. Thursday included…

Evers issues 23 partial vetoes in state budget, about half the number from previous years

Gov. Tony Evers issued far fewer partial vetoes this year than in his past budgets. Here's what they did and the history of the move.