Post by Logan on Jan 20, 2016 3:28:50 GMT -6
Scott Walker touts state's recovery as he seeks a political rebound
Madison — Scott Walker on Tuesday touted Wisconsin's comeback from the Great Recession even as the Republican governor seeks his own recovery from an unsuccessful presidential run last year.
"There are more people working in Wisconsin than at nearly any other point in our history; state finances are stable; our school students are doing well overall; college tuition is frozen; and property and income taxes are down from 2010," Walker told lawmakers in a 40-minute speech.
The state budget remains relatively tight — and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) said Tuesday that new estimates on tax revenues would leave it still tighter.
"It sounds like the projections are going to be far shorter than what we anticipated, although we don't know what the number is going to be yet," Fitzgerald told reporters after the speech. "It's not going to be the $150, $160 million (surplus for the two-year budget) that we thought we'd be working with."
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Madison — Scott Walker on Tuesday touted Wisconsin's comeback from the Great Recession even as the Republican governor seeks his own recovery from an unsuccessful presidential run last year.
"There are more people working in Wisconsin than at nearly any other point in our history; state finances are stable; our school students are doing well overall; college tuition is frozen; and property and income taxes are down from 2010," Walker told lawmakers in a 40-minute speech.
The state budget remains relatively tight — and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) said Tuesday that new estimates on tax revenues would leave it still tighter.
"It sounds like the projections are going to be far shorter than what we anticipated, although we don't know what the number is going to be yet," Fitzgerald told reporters after the speech. "It's not going to be the $150, $160 million (surplus for the two-year budget) that we thought we'd be working with."
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