It’s hard to take state lawmakers seriously when they talk about how difficult the state budget is when they’re splurging on pet projects.
Just look at the laundry list of earmarks Democrats who control the Legislature’s budget committee slipped into the budget in the middle of the night last week before quickly advancing the state’s two-year spending plan:
â?¢ $28 million in state-funded borrowing for a nursing building on the UW-Madison campus — something the university didn’t ask for or prioritize.