(MADISON) Itâ??s been about a month since legislative leaders started meeting to discuss the state budget, and they still havenâ??t resolved a single difference. Their latest discussion highlighted one of the big hang-ups: they still canâ??t decide how much money they have to work with.
If the Legislature is going to find any compromise on the budget, Republicans will likely have to spend more than they want to and Democrats less. But from day one of the conference committee, GOP leaders have said the state should stick to the 56 billion dollars they set aside in the budget that passed the Assembly.