State workers could face temporary layoffs by the end of the year if the Legislature doesn ‘t pass a new two-year budget, Gov. Jim Doyle warned Monday.
Workers in all state agencies could be affected, but the threat could be most acute in the Department of Corrections, which faces a $370 million shortfall without a new budget, Doyle said in a meeting with the Wisconsin State Journal editorial board.
Doyle on Monday asked all state agencies to develop contingency spending plans if lawmakers are unable to reach a budget compromise. And he said furloughs are just one of many consequences if the 3-month-old budget impasse continues.