Now it’s time for the Legislature to start getting serious about the state budget, and thousands of state workers are anxious to see the results.
The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee begins acting this week on the state’s 2005-2007 budget. The major decisions are more than a month away, but a major rally is planned for Thursday by the Wisconsin State Employees Union, which represents the majority of the 23,000 unionized workers who have not received a pay increase for the 2003-2005 biennium.