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Legislature’s budget committee sinks teeth into governor’s budget

Walker’s 2017-19 budget proposal includes $650 million more for K-12 schools — some of which is tied to projected savings from self-insuring state employees — $42.5 million for the University of Wisconsin System tied to new performance metrics, $600 million in tax and fee reductions, and $500 million in new borrowing to plug a transportation funding shortfall.