Wisconsin Senate passes its budget plan
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Senate has passed its plan to solve the $527 million budget shortfall.
It includes a tax on hospitals opposed by Republicans and a delay in school aid payments the governor doesn't want.
The Senate plan passed Tuesday also includes closing a tax loophole that would cost corporations $130 million over the next 15 months. That wasn't included in either Gov. Jim Doyle's proposal or the one passed by the Republican-led Assembly.
A special bipartisan committee of lawmakers from both houses will be called together to work out a compromise unless a deal is reached in private first.
The bill passed on a partisan 18-14 vote.
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