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Wisconsin’s budget woes worsen

By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press Writer

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s budget problem got worse Thursday.

The shortfall for the current fiscal year has increased by more than 70 percent from $346 million to $593 million, the Legislative Fiscal Office reported Thursday.

Lawmakers must come up with a way to plug that gap between now and June 30.

Over the next two years they face a shortfall that now is $5.7 billion and could grow larger still.