Explaining Walker’s K-12 Cuts to the Kids
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Jeremy Shown does his part to “explain to the kids” what Governor Walker’s education cuts are and how students will be affected by them.
The student/teacher ratio here in Wisconsin is about 15 students for every teacher. I suspect your class may have more than 15 students because this ratio probably includes teachers who …
Walker’s Budget and Collective-Bargaining Reform
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Scott Walker has intended to cut state spending by $2.4 billion all along. The Budget Repair Bill, that limits collective bargaining, was intended to give local governments more tools to reduce costs besides just eliminating programs.
Christian Schneider details some of the ways that Walker’s repair bill will help cut costs.
Channel your inner Jim Doyle!
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Wisconsin’s Senate Democrats have finally proposed their own financial fixes, for the 2009-2011 budget shortfall. The Recess Supervisor pokes fun at it.
In other words, $79MM in additional cuts made by DOA that they say they can’t find yet, $43MM of payments delayed to the 2011-13 budget that will cost us $7MM to execute, …
School Budget Smackdown in New Jersey
A revolt grows in Jersey – NYPOST.com
New Jersey voters just sent another loud reminder of their disgust with out-of-control taxes.
Of 537 school budgets up for a vote in the Garden State, 315 — a whopping 59 percent — went down in flames Tuesday.
That’s more than …
No Budget? Shut 'Er Down
Governor Jim Doyle is once again threatening to shut down the Wisconsin government. He’s so desperate to pass a budget, he’s trying to scare us with stories of shut down prisons and canceled university classes.
”In order to fund essential services that are needed to protect the health and safety of Wisconsin residents, a …
Wisconsin Still Budgetless, No Thanks to Brett Davis
Last night, the State Assembly voted on Governor Doyle’s new ”compromise” budget. (The Democrat controlled Senate had passed it earlier in the day.) Thankfully, it went down in flames.
The path ahead for the stalled state budget was left in the dark Monday night as two Democrats and all but one Republican in the …
Compromising the State Budget
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle said today he would call the state Legislature into special session to consider a compromise budget bill.
The Legislature is 100 days late in passing a new, two-year budget, and Wisconsin is the only state without a taxing and spending plan. Without a budget, the state continues at last year’s …
Budget Choices
The Capital Times is one of the local newspapers, here in Dane County, Wisconsin. I refuse to subscribe to it, as it’s pretty much a mouthpiece for the local Democrat party and the ”progressives” of Progressive Dane. My most frequent name for the Cap Times is ”that liberal rag”.
Ahem. I say all of that to …
Arresting New Taxes
I’m having fun watching the budget stalemate, here in Wisconsin. In case you weren’t aware, we’re the only state in the nation without a finished budget. Right now, our Governor is a Democrat, our Senate is controlled by the Democrats, but our Assembly is controlled by the Republicans. The Governor and Senate are pushing for …