2007-09 Budget Resources
May 2008
Legislature approves state budget repair bill [5/14/08]
March 2008
Senate committee backs amended version of budget repair bill [3/20/08]
Students 'can't afford any more cuts,' Milwaukee teacher tells legislative panel [3/20/08]
Governor announces budget repair bill [3/11/08]
February 2008
State faces 'touch choices' to address budget deficit [2/15/08]
October 2007
Governor Doyle signs 2007-09 state budget bill [10/26/07]
Governor calls special budget session [10/9/07]
Wisconsin's budget deadlock continues [10/1/07]
September 2007
Assembly action is a 'stunt' that delays action on budget, Robson says [9/19/07]
Bell gives Assembly Republican budget work a grade of 'incomplete' [9/13/07]
August 2007
Racine County private school voucher program would be costly [8/16/07]
Conference Committee brings K-12 funding to table [8/10/07]
Conference Committee makes progress [8/3/07]
July 2007
State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster says Senate budget better off for education (pdf) [7/26/07]
Statement by WEAC member at
WI Values Press Event (pdf) [7/26/07]
Conference committee takes up budget [7/26/07]
Assembly passes its version of budget [7/11/07]
June 2007
'Senate action on budget praised [6/28/07]
WEAC members fight for schools, children at 2007 Lobby Day [6/21/07]
'You're the ones who know ...' Doyle tells WEAC members at Lobby Day [6/19/07]
Wisconsin Covenant program survives Joint Finance Committee review [6/7/07]
May 2007
Cyberlobby efforts to focus on specific issues each week leading up the June 19 Lobby Day [5/17/07]
Find out how your school district would fare under the Assembly Republican plan for education (opens a pdf file containing a chart ) [5/17/07]
Democrats on Joint Finance Committee fight off anti-education budget provisions [5/16/07]
Joint Finance Committee slashes governor's workforce training grant proposal [5/3/07]
April 2007
QEO repeal and ESP retirement provision stripped from state budget [4/20/07]
ESP should be treated the same as teachers for retirement purposes, two ESP tell Joint Finance Committee [4/12/07]
Northern Wisconsin educators testify in support of governor's budget, say even more is needed to preserve quality education [4/11/07]
QEO law undermining teacher morale, legislative committee told [4/5/07]
Members testify for QEO repeal, additional K-12 and WTCS funding [4/3/07]
March 2007
Educators testify on behalf of Doyle's education initiatives in state budget [3/21/07]
Governor's budget proposal improves ESP retirement provision [3/2/07]
February 2007
Governor's budget repeals QEO, keeps two-thirds funding [2/14/07]
Governor's Milwaukee plan benefits schools, Oulahan says [2/8/07]
January 2007
Governor highlights education in State of the State address [1/31/07]
WEAC supports governor's anti-smoking initiative [1/26/07]
Resources
For more state budget background, visit the OnWEAC Members Only site. Click on the Cyberlobby button and then on "Support Governor Doyle's pro-education budget proposal." There you will find a Budget In Brief document, as well as budget briefs on many provisions including:
- Retirement for education support professionals.
- The Wisconsin technical colleges.
- The Qualified Economic Offer law.
- School district low-revenue ceilings.
While in the Cyberlobby area, be sure to take time to e-mail legislators asking them to support Governor Doyle's pro-education budget provisions. You also are encourged to join the Legislative Action Network to positively influence legislative decisions about education.
Posted April 5, 2007