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Article: Lawmakers approve corporate tax break; Governor had pushed for the bill's passage
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- June 26, 2003
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MADISON (AP) - A corporate tax break that would cost the state
$45 million per year when fully implemented was approved Wednesday by
the Legislature as part of a plan some lawmakers say would help
Wisconsin's ailing economy.
Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle had urged the Legislature to pass the
tax break for businesses, and spokesman Dan Leistikow said Wednesday
the governor would sign the bill.
The Senate approved the legislation 24-9 early Wednesday and sent
it to the Assembly, which approved the bill 67-24 later in the day.
Republicans, who control both houses of the Legislature, were
joined by some Democrats in support of the bill, which they said
would spark the economic growth the state ...