Many state offices would be closed 11 weekdays – instead of the typical seven – each of the next two fiscal years under a plan to furlough state employees to help chip away at a budget shortfall.
Tuesday’s announcement came as Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle tried to prod lawmakers to act quickly on another budget priority – expanding the hospital tax passed earlier this year to net $74 million in additional federal aid. He called a Wednesday special session of the Legislature to deal with that.