Conservatively Speaking
State Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) represents parts of four counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Walworth. Her Senate District 28 includes New Berlin, Franklin, Greendale, Hales Corners, Muskego, Waterford, Big Bend, the town of Vernon and parts of Greenfield, East Troy, and Mukwonago. Senator Lazich has been in the Legislature for more than a decade. She considers herself a tireless crusader for lower taxes, reduced spending and smaller government.
State Budget Watch: Is the state budget in trouble?
With the state Assembly scheduled to take up the state budget next week, there are signs that approval in the lower house will be anything but a slam dunk because of disgruntled Democrats.
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) has issued a memo to Assembly Democrats comparing Governor Doyle’s budget to the budget just adopted by the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC). The memo shows that the JFC budget increased the state's net balance by $1.375 billion.
The Wisconsin Associated Press reports Democrats that control the Assembly have raised concerns about the budget.
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Assembly Democrats will need plenty of Republicans to join them in voting for the budget. I don’t see that happening.
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