Despite Democratic efforts to water down the most controversial aspects, the Republican-controlled Assembly was poised today to pass a new two-year state budget.
Democrats were preparing to introduce a spate of amendments to the Republican plan, which would cut Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle’s proposed spending on local schools in half and trim an additional $25 million from the University of Wisconsin System’s budget.
“We want to show the dramatic differences between what’s reasonable and what their cut-throat politics are all about,” said Assembly Minority Leader Jim Kreuser, D-Kenosha.