State Budget Plan Would Cut School Aid 2.5%

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Madison -- Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle and legislative leaders said Thursday that state aid for local governments and public schools will be cut 2.5%, and more than 1,400 state workers might have to be laid off to offset a recent $1.6 billion drop in tax collections.

"We have made responsible choices, ones that protect the middle class and have a lesser impact on our priorities, which are education and public safety," Doyle said late Thursday.

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State Budget Plan Would Cut School Aid 2.5%

Although the governor and two Democratic legislators said it was a no-new-taxes solution to the latest shortfall in tax collections, Republicans disagreed.

Republican Rep. Robin Vos of Caledonia said the governor for ...

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