Wisconsin Senate approves tax cut, juvenile justice overhaul

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate gave bipartisan approval to a $100 per-child tax rebate and unanimously passed a juvenile justice overhaul that would close the troubled Lincoln Hills prison and replace it with smaller facilities, breaking an impasse Tuesday that had put both bills in jeopardy.

Republicans who control the Senate and Assembly also reached a last-minute deal on a $100 million school safety package that the Senate was slated to approve later Tuesday on its last day in session this year. Passage of the bills was a boost for Gov. Scott Walker, who faces re-election in November, and was urging the Senate to act.