Lawmaker says talks continue on Wis. budget deal
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan says talks are still ongoing to reach a budget deal that can pass a committee vote by the end of next week.
The Democratic co-chairs of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee have said they want to approve the two-year budget by the end of the month. Doing that would give the Assembly and Senate time to vote on it before the new fiscal year starts July 1.
Passing a balanced budget got much harder with news earlier this month that the state's projected budget shortfall was $1.6 billion larger than previously estimated.
Sheridan, a Janesville Democrat, said Wednesday that he did not know if the committee would meet this week or not. But he says work is continuing.
May 20, 2009 at 10:27 a.m.
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Now is the time to contact our representatives in the assembly & senate and express your concerns about the budget. I looked up some of those so called coalition advocacy groups that want tax increases. WI Counties Association, WI council of Children & Families, Coalition of WI Aging Groups, Fond du Loc County executive Director Allen Buechel. About 60 different state supported groups in all.
Rep. Steve Nass says,"they are not
content with the 3 Billion Gov Doyle proposed".
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