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MADISON, Wis. – Buoyed by better-than-expected revenue that he describes as the “Reform Dividend,” Gov. Scott Walker rolled out a biennial budget plan Wednesday that calls for significant increases in education spending, state-sponsored college tuition reductions, welfare reform and continued tax cuts.
While some fiscal conservatives expressed concerns about some of the governor’s spending initiatives, Republicans in the main warmly endorsed their party standard-bearer’s proposals.
Democrats, to no one’s surprise, railed against the budget blueprint, complaining that Walker’s plan to boost K-12 funding by nearly $649 million – state aid increases Dems have long clamored for – is nothing more than a political stunt as the governor eyes a third term in 2018.
“This budget includes historic investments in our priorities,” Walker said to a joint session of the Legislature. “We’re putting more money into public education than ever before, making college even more affordable, caring for the truly needy, building a stronger infrastructure, rewarding work, and cutting taxes to the lowest point in decades.”
The governor said such “historic investments” are possible because of “common sense,” and often hard-fought, government reforms led by Walker and the Republican majority since they swept into power in 2010.
According to the state Department of Revenue, Wisconsin ended the most recent fiscal year with a surplus of $331 million. That balance is estimated to grow to $427.2 million by the close of fiscal year 2016-17, a budget summary states.
Gov. Scott Walker invokes ‘Reform Dividend’ in ambitious spending plan - M.D. Kittle
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Do you suppose those "crazy" conservative approaches to government actually work???
Whoda thunk that?
While some fiscal conservatives expressed concerns about some of the governor’s spending initiatives, Republicans in the main warmly endorsed their party standard-bearer’s proposals.
Democrats, to no one’s surprise, railed against the budget blueprint, complaining that Walker’s plan to boost K-12 funding by nearly $649 million – state aid increases Dems have long clamored for – is nothing more than a political stunt as the governor eyes a third term in 2018.
“This budget includes historic investments in our priorities,” Walker said to a joint session of the Legislature. “We’re putting more money into public education than ever before, making college even more affordable, caring for the truly needy, building a stronger infrastructure, rewarding work, and cutting taxes to the lowest point in decades.”
The governor said such “historic investments” are possible because of “common sense,” and often hard-fought, government reforms led by Walker and the Republican majority since they swept into power in 2010.
According to the state Department of Revenue, Wisconsin ended the most recent fiscal year with a surplus of $331 million. That balance is estimated to grow to $427.2 million by the close of fiscal year 2016-17, a budget summary states.
Gov. Scott Walker invokes ‘Reform Dividend’ in ambitious spending plan - M.D. Kittle
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Do you suppose those "crazy" conservative approaches to government actually work???
Whoda thunk that?
