Gov. Walker announces cuts
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker’s administration has released its plan for cutting $123 million across state government by July as called for under the budget passed earlier this year.
The University of Wisconsin System would see the largest cut at $46.1 million, followed by the Department of Health Services at $18.5 million and the Department of Corrections at $9.4 million.
All of the cuts will automatically go into effect unless someone on the Legislature’s budget committee objects. Democrats are expected to do that, which will then mean the committee must meet to vote on the plan.
Walker exempted numerous agencies and programs from additional cuts, including schools aid, higher educational financial aid, technical college aid and other around-the-clock state operations.
Agencies were directed to make the cuts without layoffs, if possible.

Dec 30, 2011 at 12:49 p.m.
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STAND WITH WALKER! http://istandwithwalker.com/
Dec 24, 2011 at 8:28 p.m.
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So he will cut these programs or some of them?
Child/Youth Services
eHealth Initiative
Health Care Benefits Programs (ForwardHealth)
Home and Community Care Supports
Long-Term Care Services
Mental Health Services
Nutrition/Hunger Relief Programs Services for Blind and/or Visually Impaired
Services for the Deaf and/or Hard of Hearing
Services for People with Developmental Disabilities
Services for People with Physical Disabilities
Services/Information for the Elderly
Substance Abuse Services
Public Health
Vital Records
I say do it Walker... That should seal your fate.
Dec 24, 2011 at 6:42 p.m.
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saxcat70 - FAR from a failure, trust me! Based on your comment, no doubt you must be one of the OVERPAID right wingers!
Dec 24, 2011 at 6:34 p.m.
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usaret, of course they worked for it. It takes a lot of time and money buying off politicians around the world. That's not something you do overnight.
Dec 24, 2011 at 6:13 p.m.
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a majority of the 400 went out and WORKED for their income instead of waiting for some one to give it to them.
Justdontgetit: You proved my point.
Dec 24, 2011 at 5:13 p.m.
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The 400 wealthiest Americans own more wealth than 160 million Americans. Don't be misled or detoured by the parrots who accuse you of being jealous of those with more wealth or income than you, for the truth is they are afraid of those making just a bit less than they are. They don't want to end up on the bottom of the pile. So they are pleased that money is redistributed from the poor to the wealthy to keep themselves just off the bottom. It's called Last Place Aversion (LPA) and you should check it out. Those who think people trying to correct income and wealth inequality are jealous, in fact, are usually the ones with LPA.
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If you expect Republicans, Democrats, Obama, Reid, Pelosi, Boehner, Mitchell, Cantor, Walker or Ryan to enact any legislation to address this issue in a meaningful way, I have one word for you. DON'T!
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Nothing will change until we get all private money and political parties out of our electoral process.
Dec 24, 2011 at 4:31 p.m.
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dicktracy, you sound like someone who's ticked off that you didn't try hard enough as a kid. don't make other peoples successes the blame for your failures.
Dec 24, 2011 at 12:57 p.m.
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My new years resolution is to try & not ROFLMAO whenever I read the comments by WISLADY - But they are so insanely funny.
Dec 24, 2011 at 11:47 a.m.
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RAF, are you okay?
Dec 24, 2011 at 11:35 a.m.
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Yet none of the left fringe that think nothing should be cut and the only answer is higher taxes will open their pocketbook to do what they want others to do.
Dec 24, 2011 at 11:12 a.m.
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That's the only thing Walker does seem to know -- NOT TO CUT HIS OWN POCKETBOOK!
Dec 24, 2011 at 10:33 a.m.
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mattech - LOL, my thoughts exactly! If you can't afford crutches and food, maybe you can't afford the internet? Oh wait, maybe you access it for FREE from the library? When there is a will, there is a way! Hope all is better for you in 2012 and you land back on your feet (no pun intended) so your government assistance doesn't become a lifestyle for you, but rather what it was intended for!
Dec 24, 2011 at 10:22 a.m.
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The UW system will just jack up the tuition costs to go to school there to make up these costs! But hey, as long as UW Chancelor David Ward makes his $600,000 plus a year salary, who cares right? Typical, the way our system works in this country! Banks fail, we bail them out, and they use the bail out money to pay out million dollar bonuses to their CEO's. Colleges raise their costs for students, but pay their presidents millions of dollars! Sickens me! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/colleges-p...
Dec 24, 2011 at 10:09 a.m.
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wislady, could those layoffs in the entertainment and resort business be somehow related to the cuts in paychecks taken by middle class employees. No, of course, they are because the "rich" don't want to go to Hawaii anymore, they can afford to go to the Rivera now.
Dec 24, 2011 at 9 a.m.
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Too bad Hawaii isn't faring as good as Wisconsin, guess that 4 Million dollar vacation didn't stimulate the economy enough.
More than 200 employees of 2 Hawaii hospitals get layoff notices effective Christmas Eve
HONOLULU — More than 200 employees at a pair of bankrupt hospitals in Hawaii are getting notices that they’re losing their jobs on Christmas Eve.
The operators of the Hawaii Medical Center hospitals on Oahu plan to close the facilities, putting nearly 1,000 people out of work. More than 200 got notices Friday saying they’ll be laid off effective Saturday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/m...
Dec 24, 2011 at 8:45 a.m.
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Recall
Dec 24, 2011 at 8:38 a.m.
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It would be very nice if all you people that are working out on the streets trying to get people to sign your recall papers take that time and effort and go Ring the bells for the Salvation Army ! Now thats worth while !!!!
Merry Christmas !!!!!
Dec 24, 2011 at 8:27 a.m.
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usaret-I think you are right he must be doing something right because now I can buy beer two hours earlier, shoot someone when they enter my house and I am not sure which district I vote in. My favorite though is the one day special session on job creation. Great job so far Gov. Walker!
Dec 24, 2011 at 7:40 a.m.
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Scott Walker was elected Governor of the Year by Dems and Repubs of the Governor's Journal. That'll really make some of you happy and others....not so much!
Dec 24, 2011 at 5:54 a.m.
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RECALL walker & others
Dec 24, 2011 at 4:43 a.m.
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WALKER FOR PRESIDENT!!! Keep it up!
Dec 24, 2011 at 12:35 a.m.
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Cuts in education and health care for all. And tax perks, TIFs and giveaways to the few. That is how Plutocracy works.
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And Koch Bro - that Americans for Prosperity group is much like another product of yours that you are famous for -toilet paper. Both good to wipe the backside with.
Dec 24, 2011 at 12:21 a.m.
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Ah yes Officer Friendly. I see you promoting Americans for Prosperity, like a good Patriot. That website is a Koch Bros product of which we are very proud. Beautiful.
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And good boy Scotty, announcing the cuts right before the holiday weekend. hahaha. Just like he commenced to union-busting (under my directive, I may add) the day after the Packer Super Bowl victory...sucker punch-standard GOP operating procedure. Beautiful. Have a Blessed Christmas Wisconsin Patriots!
Dec 23, 2011 at 10:22 p.m.
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We could have had you're Gov. and be talking about the overruns in the high speed rail project. The overpriced fares for the high speed rail project and the $100+ per taxpayer that we would have been paying to subsidize again the high speed rail project because nobody wants to spend that much to ride a train.
Dec 23, 2011 at 10:14 p.m.
Dec 23, 2011 at 10:01 p.m.
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Never happen? Bassman you been around here lately? Its happening, nogetting away from that! I am guessing 750,000 legit signatures!! Have fun wasting your time verifying the signatures, the dems are doing it before they turn them in. But why trust a group of people that is for the most part (Because some are dishonest) trying to make this happen legitimately to excersise their rights? Just ridicule and name call, spit on petition volunteers, threaten them, do whatever you can to be bullies. Whatever keeps YOUR political, ideological agenda going. Sad state of being these people have put us into, very sad. We are so divided , people are fighting physically. People stopping and threatening old men with violence? Is this democracy in action?
Dec 23, 2011 at 8:40 p.m.
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You are right nemesis, a FAIR SHARE is appropriate, but 38% of the lapse (give back) when UW System only accounts for 7% of the budget to begin with is not a "fair share".
Dec 23, 2011 at 8:35 p.m.
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Since most everyone on the Left disagrees with everything GOV Walker is doing then GOV Walker must be doing the right thing for WI. Sorry Union.
Dec 23, 2011 at 8:22 p.m.
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Recall Shmeecall ! It will never happen,finally someone with NAD'S Doing what is best for the State. Merry Christmas to all !!!
Dec 23, 2011 at 8:16 p.m.
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Maybe those high-priced administrators and executives in the UW system should stop living the high life and give back their FAIR SHARE like the rest of us.
Dec 23, 2011 at 7:31 p.m.
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Hopefully he and several of his puppets are out of office by then. Cutting education is a huge diservice to students. Of course since he isn't a college graduate he wouldn't know. Cutting Department of Corrections will put employees at greater risk and their lives in more danger. Department of Health Services will hurt the poor, elderly, and children. Why didn't he cut the salary of the governor?
Dec 23, 2011 at 7:02 p.m.
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Rusty, you must not be paying attention. The things that you predict will happen under the soon-to-come Democratic governor are things that have been happening in reality under this republican one. 11,000 + job losses under the walker Reich.
Dec 23, 2011 at 6:55 p.m.
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Mistergee1.... I'm sorry to hear things are that bad for you! Maybe if you stayed of the internet and didn't have that payment it could help your situation.
Dec 23, 2011 at 6:40 p.m.
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Once again, this reinforces my vote for Walker.
Like him or not, he is doing what we all need (and many have in our personal budget situations)
to do, and understand. This country is in critical condition financially.
Like it or not, he will stay in office...
JMHO....
Dec 23, 2011 at 6:16 p.m.
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Ebenezer Walker.
Merry Christmas!
Dec 23, 2011 at 6:12 p.m.
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Lets not be fiscally responsible and let the democraps and unions fog everybodys mind as to how good we had it. Too good for too long now we must adjust.Recall, then we will re-elect him.
Dec 23, 2011 at 4:54 p.m.
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Wake up and sign the RECALL papers - you have an un educated college dropout running the state. Under Walker WI is number one IN THE NATION in JOB LOSES!
Dec 23, 2011 at 4:12 p.m.
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So Walker cuts education etc but still can find funds to provide assistance to an illegal alien:
http://thewheelerreport.com/releases/Dec...
Dec 23, 2011 at 3:51 p.m.
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Stonking: Not sure what your comment means, but newspaper headlines (besides being factual, an attention grabber, different point sizes, etc.) have to fit the space. That is more than likely why the "Gov." was added to this hedline (the real way to spell the word). Reality sounds a lot more innocent than whatever you're thinking. Anyways, people are so busy in the next couple of days that they most likely won't even hear about this news.
Dec 23, 2011 at 3:47 p.m.
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Ever notice that the link for the americans for prosperity link for Walker has a drop down for state? hahahaha have to get people from out of state for support?? along with where most of his money comes from?
Dec 23, 2011 at 3:44 p.m.
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Officer with the link to the americans for properity thugs and goons.
Dec 23, 2011 at 3:41 p.m.
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Already seeing the jobs leave, has been for awhile now. Can't stand with walker because he took my badger care so I can;t afford the crutches. Took the food stamps so we can't eat. What's left? Nothing......Recall acomming.
Dec 23, 2011 at 3:41 p.m.
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Rusty, I couldn't have said it better. These ignoramuses that want to keep the money flowing think it comes from Perry Printing or Quad Graphics, or like some in my circle, they think it grows on trees. Raise their taxes and they will cry the loudest about how unfair it is.
Dec 23, 2011 at 3:39 p.m.
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Rustyrotor what jobs?
Dec 23, 2011 at 3:36 p.m.
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STAND WITH WALKER http://www.americansforprosperity.org/wa...
Dec 23, 2011 at 3:34 p.m.
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Let's boot this governor so we can get a Dem for governor and he can restore all the cuts by taxing the hell out of us all or maybe the corporations, that way we will see nothing but their behinds as they leave the state along with the jobs.
Dec 23, 2011 at 3:30 p.m.
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Better yet cut him alltogether. RECALL RECALL RECALL
Dec 23, 2011 at 3:12 p.m.
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First cut his salary. Cut his state car. Cut the governor's mansion. Cut his staff. Cut his health care. Cut his education. Oh, wait, he never got one.
Dec 23, 2011 at 3:09 p.m.
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Lets just rename it the UW Mississippi-Madison
Dec 23, 2011 at 2:48 p.m.
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I'm also glad the trade schools didn't get cut as it seems there is a need for additional graduates in their classes.
Dec 23, 2011 at 2:47 p.m.
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I have no problem with UW-Madison getting cuts. Being the second largest employer in the state IMO they are eligible for some cuts, especially with increases in tuition they have imposed, especially hard on the middle class. You know there is fat in their budget.
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