Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday he wants to work with Republicans to divert as much as 20% of the state's sales tax revenue to help fund local communities, including police and emergency ...

MADISON, Wis. - Last-minute negotiations, well into the night, have led to a deal on shared revenue in Wisconsin that will help Milwaukee avert a fiscal crisis. Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders ...

This article was originally published in Wisconsin Examiner. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed legislation on Tuesday that increases local government funding, provides Milwaukee with a path to address ...

MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin Senate and Assembly Republicans are at odds over a key ingredient of a proposal long sought after by local governments, first responders and others that would significantly boost ...

After months of negotiations, Wisconsin legislators have come to a deal over the future of the state’s shared revenue program. But for many, discussions about the program have been confusing. So what ...

The battle over Wisconsin’s Shared Revenue Program has been simmering for decades, but over the last week that simmer turned to a boil with the release of the legislature's proposed changes to the ...

Wisconsin Assembly Republicans on Thursday previewed a statewide plan to increase shared revenue for local governments by at least 10%, but would not detail what it offers Milwaukee County or the city ...

As state legislators debate the budget, there are some terms we hear a lot like "shared revenue" and "levy limits." Whether in the cities of Milwaukee and Superior, or the towns of Hayward and ...

A 20-year-old cap on how much property tax revenue Wisconsin public school districts can earn has become a thorn in the sides of local officials as shrinking home values and dwindling state funding ...