Drama in Washington Triggered Wisconsin's Sprint to Finish a Budget

What Makes Jersey Run: Inside the drama of Gov. Murphy’s final state budget

There was no shutdown but plenty of tense moments over the budget.

Drama in Washington triggered Wisconsin's sprint to finish a budget

The health care provider tax was central to the swift approval of the state's two-year budget. Here's how it all came together.

State Debate: Washington threatens Wisconsin's gains, insists Ruth Conniff

A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.

WMC Reacts to Inclusion of Workers' Compensation Fee Schedule in Wisconsin Budget - WMC Wisconsin's Chamber

Early Thursday morning, the Wisconsin Legislature passed Wisconsin’s biennial budget, which implements a fee schedule for the state’s workers’ compensation program. Within an hour, Governor Evers signed the full budget into law. WMC Executive Vice President of Government Affairs Scott Manley issued the following statement in response to the budget’s inclusion of a fee schedule: “For years, Wisconsin’s business community has suffered from unreaso…