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Doyle Signs Budget Repair Bill, But Adds Big Spending Cuts Save Email Print
Posted: 6:03 PM May 17, 2008
Last Updated: 6:08 PM May 17, 2008
Reporter: NewsCenter 13 Staff
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Governor Jim Doyle has signed the state's budget repair bill, but only after adding some big spending cuts.

Doyle used vetoes to make state agencies cut more spending, instead of delaying state aid payments to schools.

The legislature finally acted this week to pass the bill aimed at correcting a more than $500 million shortfall in the two-year budget.

Under Doyle’s vetoes, state agencies will have to cut $270 million from their budgets.

That’s $200 million more than the legislature's version would require.

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Posted by: Jason Location: Rusk co on May 17, 2008 at 09:27 PM
Thanks again for not doing your job. Taking money out of the transportaion fund is not the right way or easy way to fix this budget.Our roads are bad enough.Now you are taking our work,construction work away and will be unimployed in early june along with many many more people.Lets find a real solution Jim dont take the easy way out!!

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