MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) – Work begins in earnest on the next two year state budget.
The Legislature’s budget writing Joint Finance Committee begins agency briefings this week. The Departments of Corrections and Transportation start things out Tuesday. The Departments of Administration, and Safety and Professional Services are scheduled for Thursday.
Republicans hold the majority on the panel and plan to start from a base budget and reject much of Democratic Governor Tony Evers proposed budget of nearly $140 billion.
The non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau reports the state is believed to have a case surplus of $ 7 billion at this time.
