A vote in the state Senate last month tanked a deal to use Wisconsin’s budget surplus for tax refunds, special education funding and more. Now, the top Republican in the State Assembly wants to bring some kind of deal back to the table.

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A failed deal on tax relief and school funding would have left Wisconsin in the red by billions of dollars, according to a memo released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau.

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Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says school leaders are “beside themselves” after the Legislature rejected a deal he negotiated with Republicans on school funding and tax relief. The governor blamed Senate Democrats and Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany for the bill's failure.

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A day after a $1.8 billion tax cut and school spending deal failed in the Legislature, most of the candidates in the race for governor criticized Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders for the way they handled negotiations.

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A bipartisan deal between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican lawmakers blew up in the Wisconsin Legislature Wednesday night, following days of attacks from lawmakers and gubernatorial candidates from both parties.

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A bipartisan education and tax cut deal between Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders has irked some of the governor's fellow Democrats, who say it would shortchange public schools.

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After months of negotiation, Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders in the Legislature said Monday they’ve reached a deal that would spend down the state's budget surplus on tax relief and education.

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State Sen. André Jacque, R-New Franken, will not seek reelection after more than a decade in the state Legislature.

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Animal welfare activists converged outside of Gov. Tony Evers' Capitol office on Monday, chanting “Free the dogs!” and demanding that the governor and attorney general do what they can to shut down a beagle breeding and research facility where many of the protesters clashed with police two days earlier.

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A special session of the Legislature to consider banning partisan gerrymandering came and went Tuesday. But it's not gone for good.

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