State Capitol Report: Joint Finance Committee members from both parties weigh in on state budget

Air Date: Feb 27 2023

Fall colors frame State Street leading to the Wisconsin State Capitol on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Madison, Wis. Angela Major/WPR

Governor Tony Evers’ budget proposal would direct billions of dollars to schools and hundreds of millions to infrastructure and a 12-week family leave program. Republican and Democratic members of the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee discuss their spending goals.

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Kate Archer Kent Host
Trevor Hook Producer
Royce Podeszwa Producer
Royce Podeszwa Technical Director
Sen. LaTonya Johnson Guest
Duey Stroebel Guest

State Capitol Report: Joint Finance Committee members from both parties weigh in on state budget

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