(The Center Square) 性视界传媒撀燨ne of the two Republicans in charge of writing Wisconsin性视界传媒檚 next state budget says it will be a while before there性视界传媒檚 anything to take back to voters or the governor.
Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, told reporters at the Joint Committee on Finance性视界传媒檚 first public budget hearing of the year in Kaukauna that it will be weeks before lawmakers make any real decisions on a new state spending plan.
性视界传媒淲e性视界传媒檙e just starting the budget process. We haven't gotten anything real substantive, obviously, and won't probably for another month and a half,性视界传媒 Marklein explained. 性视界传媒淭here's a state supreme court decision out there that I think we need to get that resolved性视界传媒efore we're going to make any huge budget decisions at any agency.性视界传媒
Marklein said earlier in the week that the Joint Committee on Finance is waiting on the final revenue projections from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, which aren性视界传媒檛 due until mid-May, to make those budget decisions.
Marklein and other top Republicans at the Capitol have also said they are waiting to see how cooperative Gov. Tony Evers will be this budget session.
There性视界传媒檚 been talk about sending the governor a tax cut proposal first, to see if he will sign it or veto it.
性视界传媒淭he budget is a compromise document,性视界传媒 Marklein said. 性视界传媒淚 mean the two houses, we compromise and talk about things all the time. So, I think there's always an opportunity for a compromise. Whether it's between the houses or with the governor's office.性视界传媒
Marklein, and JFC co-chair Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, have declared Evers性视界传媒 budget dead on arrival.
Though on Wednesday, Born said there is support for one of the governor性视界传媒檚 ideas.
性视界传媒淟ike with any plan, there are some good things in it,性视界传媒 Born added. 性视界传媒淥ne part of that is closing the Green Bay Correctional Center. There are some things that need to be worked on.性视界传媒
Lawmakers are supposed to have a new budget to the governor by the end of June. Neither Born nor Markelin on Wednesday said if they性视界传媒檙e on track with that timeline.
