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A conference committee on Wednesday (July 25, 2007) began its work to resolve the differences between the State Senate and Assembly 2007-09 budget proposals.
The conference committee is comprised of members from the majority and minority parties. The committee will work to find compromise, as the two houses are more than $10 billion apart and have very different visions for the future of Wisconsin.
While the Senate Democrats’ pro-public education state budget provides the support to continue Wisconsin’s great schools tradition, the Assembly Republican budget proposal cuts $85 million in general school aids. The Assembly’s version also ratchets down the per-pupil revenue cap adjustment to $200, compared to the $264/$270 adjustment proposed by Governor Doyle and the Senate Democrats.
Senate:
Judy Robson (D-Beloit), Majority Leader
Russ Decker (D-Weston), Senate Chair, Joint Finance
Bob Jauch (D-Poplar), Member of Joint Finance
Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau), Minority Leader
Assembly:
Mike Huebsch (R-West Salem), Speaker
Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon), Majority Leader
Kitty Rhoades (R-Hudson), Assembly Chair, Joint Finance
Jim Kreuser (D-Kenosha), Minority Leader
Find out more about how the budget proposals stack up against each other by visiting OnWEAC’s Members Only page. The information is located in Cyberlobby, under 2007-09 State Budget Action.
Posted July 26, 2007