MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s local governments would see at least a 10% increase in funding under a widely anticipated, wide-ranging Republican plan. The bill released Tuesday would also bar local health officers from mandating business closures lasting more than 14 days and require voter approval in Milwaukee city and county to raise the sales tax. The package would increase funding known as shared revenue to cities, counties, towns and villages by $227 million. But Democrats have been skeptical about numerous provisions in the proposal, including requiring Milwaukee to get voter approval to raise the sales tax to sure up its underfunded pension system.
