Post by Logan on Feb 4, 2016 3:34:44 GMT -6
Gov. Scott Walker set a $20 million limit on the cost of legislation that crosses his desk this spring, which could be a tight squeeze for legislators who are already considering bills totaling more than three times that amount.
Walker told reporters Wednesday that if the amount of new spending the Legislature adopts in the current session is over $20 million, “it starts to be a bit of a challenge.”
“We want to keep it pretty conservative,” Walker said. “If we’re going to invest significant new dollars into public education (in the next budget) we need to start with a good base.”
Walker signed the 2015-17 budget in July. The latest projection from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau is that the state will end the biennium with about $135 million.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/scott-walker-sets-million-bar-for-spring-legislation/article_095032ce-aa3f-5237-a3da-9abb4e2cf740.html
Walker told reporters Wednesday that if the amount of new spending the Legislature adopts in the current session is over $20 million, “it starts to be a bit of a challenge.”
“We want to keep it pretty conservative,” Walker said. “If we’re going to invest significant new dollars into public education (in the next budget) we need to start with a good base.”
Walker signed the 2015-17 budget in July. The latest projection from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau is that the state will end the biennium with about $135 million.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/scott-walker-sets-million-bar-for-spring-legislation/article_095032ce-aa3f-5237-a3da-9abb4e2cf740.html