US EditionWisconsin Races to Pass Budget to Secure Hospital Funding
- Wisconsin lawmakers rushed on Wednesday, July 3, 2025, to pass a biennial state budget that includes raising the hospital assessment rate from 1.8% to 6%.
- This urgent action aimed to secure state hospital funding before President Trump signed the federal "One Big, Beautiful Bill" on July 4, which would freeze the assessment rate at 1.8%.
- The budget also contains increased funding for special education, a $330 million investment in childcare, and a $256 million boost for the University of Wisconsin system amid heated bipartisan debate.
- Representative Derrick Van Orden warned that failing to approve the state budget by July 3rd could result in missed critical opportunities for Wisconsin’s healthcare system and the residents dependent on it.
- Approving the budget prior to the federal legislation would result in Wisconsin hospitals receiving close to $1 billion more each year and maintain $1.3 billion in tax relief measures previously established by Republicans over a two-year period.
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'Critical': GOP rep asks Dem gov to act 'without delay' to save hospitals from Trump bill
One Republican member of the House of Representatives who is voting in favor of President Donald Trump's massive budget bill is now asking his state's Democratic governor to take swift action to protect his state's hospitals.On Wednesday, WISN 12 News Milwaukee political director Matt Smith tweeted a letter that Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) sent to Governor Tony Evers (D) urging him to move quickly to sign the state's budget ahead of Trump si…
The Killeen Daily Herald
Wisconsin lawmakers rush to pass budget deal to help hospitals
The Wisconsin Legislature is pushing to pass a compromise state budget, with Democratic votes expected to be needed to approve the deal reached between Gov. Tony Evers and majority Republicans. Lawmakers were rushing Wednesday to pass the plan and get…
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