Gov. Jim Doyle and leaders of the state Senate and Assembly plan to meet Thursday to discuss the state’s $527 million budget shortfall.
The meeting could signal a breakthrough in the monthlong stalemate to reach a deal. It comes just two days after Doyle returned from an overseas trade mission among reports that legislative leaders were close to reaching agreement but awaited Doyle’s approval.
Doyle and Decker, both Democrats, are set to be joined by Republican Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch, said Decker’s spokeswoman Carrie Lynch.