AGP Executive Report
Last update: 21 minutes agoBudget Showdown: Wisconsin’s $1.8B surplus plan for school funding and tax relief collapsed in the Senate late Wednesday, after the Assembly passed it—leaving Gov. Tony Evers blasting lawmakers and GOP gubernatorial front-runner Tom Tiffany for helping kill the deal. The package would have boosted K-12 (including special education), sent rebate checks, cut taxes on tips and overtime, and lowered property taxes—but it died 15-18 with all Democrats opposing. Elections Probe: In Milwaukee County, FBI agents visited the home of elections director Michelle Hawley, leaving a business card as officials say the interest is in 2020 absentee ballots that haven’t been destroyed. Public Safety: In Green Bay, eight people were sentenced in a fentanyl trafficking case tied to shipments of more than 175,000 pills. Community & Culture: Flags will fly at half-staff Thursday for Hmong-Lao Veterans Day, and Stoughton’s Syttende Mai festival runs May 14-17.
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