Capital budget would offload 4 state office buildings

Gov. Tony Evers wants to offload four state office buildings as part of Wisconsin`s next budget.

That includes three facilities in downtown Madison and another in Milwaukee. 

The proposals, released this week in an update to the Department of Administration`s Vision 2030 plan, are part of a push to consolidate and relocate staff as more state employees work remotely.

In all, officials say Wisconsin would save more than $500 million in deferred maintenance costs by offloading the buildings, and DOA Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld characterized the proposed moves as a "win-win for taxpayers and state workers."...

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Ken Notes: DHFS should be a hotel, but the GEF buildings wold make great workforce housing units...