“Wisconsin’s legislature is the only state that has failed to pass a budget and now it is having real consequences for real people in this state,” says governor spokesman, Matt Canter.
It’s turning into what appears to be a domino effect.
“We are now three months into the short fall and with each passing day we get deeper and deeper into the red,” says UW executive director, David Giroux.
The longer lawmakers take to make decisions on the budget, businesses are being forced to make cutbacks. It’s a topic that’s heating up on the state’s University system.