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Wisconsin lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill to spend part of the state’s $2.5 billion surplus to increase school funding and provide economic relief to residents.
The spending package, which Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called a “blockbuster deal,” passed the Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday along party lines, with the four Democrats on the body voting against it. The Democrats were critical of the deal’s use of the state’s surplus, and said it doesn’t do enough to support schools long-term, while Republicans said it was a win they could accomplish right now with a divided government…