MADISON, WI (WRN) The legislative session officially kicks off Tuesday in Madison. Legislators will take the oath of office at the Capitol.
Republicans have held complete control of state government since Governor Scott Walker took office in 2011, and they enter this session with a 64-35 margin in the Assembly, their largest since 1957, and a 20-13 margin in the Senate, their biggest since 1971.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald will again lead the GOP in their respective chambers.
Among the hot debate topics for this session.
1. DOT funding. Experts says the state needs to invest millions of dollars for road and bridge improvements….but how to do that is the big question.
Some lawmakers, including Republicans, think a tax or fee hike should be considered. But Governor Scott Walker has been holding firm in saying he won’t go there unless those hikes are offset by cuts somewhere else.
2. School Voucher expansion.Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says his members don’t yet have any consensus on expanding school choice vouchers in Wisconsin.
He expects Republicans will give serious consideration to several possible options.
