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Doyle vetoes 81 items worth $10 million
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle is vetoing 81 items in the two-year $62 billion state budget. The vetoes amount to $10 million.
Doyle announced the vetoes on Monday, the same day he signed the new budget into law.
Doyle's vetoes leave most of the major parts of the budget deal reached by the Democratic-controlled Legislature in tact.
However, he did remove a Milwaukee Transit Authority that could have levied up to six-tenths of a cent sales tax increase to pay for transportation improvements and other county expenses.
Through his vetoes he further reduced the state's film tax incentive program, softened new minimum car insurance liability levels, and allowed more people to be eligible for a new prison early release program.
Jun 30, 2009 at 5:36 a.m.
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"Term limits and a mandatory balanced budget need to happen NOW without raiding the transportation fund or using smoke and mirrors."
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Callit: Thunderous applause and running around in circles!!!
Jun 30, 2009 at 5:33 a.m.
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"Beloit Township lost their playground funding. Here is the link to the full veto message:
http://www.wispolitics.com/1006/090629_2...
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Did they get any money for a drive-by shooting range?
Jun 29, 2009 at 4:35 p.m.
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Er, wrong thread there. Sorry.
Jun 29, 2009 at 4:34 p.m.
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billnewbie, I know it's important for you folks to always play the victim -- something about not getting enough candy as a kid or whatnot -- but the fact is that the Democratic Senate between 2006 and 2008 confirmed more judicial appointees than the Republican Senate had, for the same Republican President. By last September, the number of judicial vacancies was at a low 3.9%. When Bush came into office, it was 9.9%.
http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200809/092...
Jun 29, 2009 at 4:27 p.m.
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Oh goodie more early releases for convicts. Instead of letting them out early, why don't we save money by taking away all they're free services like Cable tv, why not make them chip in for their medical care. Why do the tax payers have to foot the bill for law breakers in the first place. Lets make Prison real punishment. Better yet.. Lets build more prisons for illegals, and make all the prisons do what they do down south. Work on Chain gangs. There's lots of work they could do along city, county, & state highways. Why pay someone $24 an hour to pick up dead animals. Save money by making prisoner do it for $1 hour (or less.. you decide)
Jun 29, 2009 at 3:47 p.m.
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realitybytes - I believe I read something in a newspaper over the weekend that those issues were dumped before the budget got to Diamond Jim. However, I could be mistaken. If so, ooops!
Jun 29, 2009 at 12:32 p.m.
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Farmdude, Beloit's $50,000 for playground equiptment is one of the things that the Gov. vetoed, according to an article I read in the Milwaukee Journal Sntinal online. You can read it here, http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepoliti...
Jun 29, 2009 at 12:24 p.m.
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Did this budget have money set aside so law breaking, border jumping, illegals can get a driver lisence and pay in-state tuition or did the law makers get wise???
Jun 29, 2009 at 12:04 p.m.
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Beloit Township lost their playground funding. Here is the link to the full veto message:
http://www.wispolitics.com/1006/090629_2...
Jun 29, 2009 at 11:43 a.m.
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What a joke. He vetoed .000161 or .016% of the budget. Term limits and a mandatory balanced budget need to happen NOW without raiding the transportation fund or using smoke and mirrors.
Jun 29, 2009 at 11:41 a.m.
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Where can I find a more comprehensive list of the vetoes?
Jun 29, 2009 at 11:37 a.m.
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Or, to look at this another way, for every dollar that the Gov. cut out of the budget, he left 6200 dollars in it. What an penny pincher!
Jun 29, 2009 at 11:27 a.m.
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6 billion dollar budget deficit going into this budget process and Diamond Jim cuts a whole $10 million, wow.
Jun 29, 2009 at 11:26 a.m.
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Did the Town of Beloit get its $50,000 in playground equipment?
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