Doyle Looks to Spare Road Work; Some Lawmakers Reject Plan to Add to Debt
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › April 24, 2008
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Madison -- Legislative leaders are rejecting Gov. Jim Doyle's plan to go $257 million deeper in debt to protect transportation spending -- prompting fears among some that Doyle may scale back summer and fall highway maintenance and rebuilding projects.
The dispute is one of three major unresolved issues blocking a deal between legislative leaders and Doyle over how to rebalance the two-year, $57 billion state budget that became law in October. Since then, the slowing economy has caused a projected $652 million shortfall in tax collections.See the full content of this document
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Doyle Looks to Spare Road Work; Some Lawmakers Reject Plan to Add to Debt
Doyle said this week he is worried that the lack of a budget- repair deal could force the Department of Transportation to reduce $261 million in construction contracts it plans to award in May and June.
"I think we're going to have to make some decisions and get something d...See the full content of this document
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