State Budget Committee Rejects Major Building Projects In Milwaukee, La Crosse

The state Legislature’s budget committee approved $1.9 billion for state construction projects Tuesday night, but two closely watched building proposals were denied funding.

Under Gov. Tony Evers’ capital budget plan, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse`s new Prairie Springs Science Center would have received $83 million for a second phase of construction, and in Milwaukee, a new state office building would have received $98.5 million...

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Ken Notes: Tough calls and politics is way to much in the middle. We need a Capital Budget based on priorities with a funding cap...