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NEW INFO: Wis. Budget Deal Delays School Payments, Cuts State Spending Save Email Print
Posted: 9:40 AM May 12, 2008
Last Updated: 12:11 PM May 12, 2008
Reporter: Associated Press

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A deal to solve Wisconsin's $527 million shortfall relies on a $125 million delay in aid payments to schools but not a new hospital tax advocated by Gov. Jim Doyle and Democrats.

The Legislature is to vote later this week on the deal announced Monday.

It also includes $69 million in cuts to state government. That's far less than the $250 million Assembly Republicans wanted.

And there are no assurances that the plan will be enough to avoid additional cuts or changes through the rest of the two-year budget that ends June 30, 2009.

Assembly Minority Leader Jim Kreuser says the deal comes in time to allow spring and summer road projects to proceed without delay.

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Posted by: Mardel Rick Location: bARRON wI on May 13, 2008 at 07:48 AM
I can not understand how people can be stingy , when all areas of the state need help. Our children need the money in the schools to buy books and supplies for projects. Also for paying for food at lunch and for the people who clean the schools. I know of kids who have gone to school hungry because there is nothing at home to eat. And the school will feed them. But they can not if they have not gotten state money to feed them. I know of teachers who will give students money to eat lunch so the kids will not go hungry. Would you do that? I think not. You people are so far removed from the regular person it is sickening. I hope you can sleep at night knowing their are kids who are living in places where their homes or shacks have no food. I know that if I was to be that way I would hope God would intervene. And I bet you go to church every Sunday and praise the Lord, and then come Monday you start all over again with your selfish attitude.

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