Wisconsin lawmakers will miss budget deadline as talks slow
MADISON - State officials have already missed their deadline to pass a budget — it's just that not everyone has realized it yet.
GOP lawmakers and Gov. Scott Walker can still make a respectable showing compared to the budgets passed by previous Legislatures and governors. But it's too late to pass a bill and get Walker to sign it before the state's current budget runs out on June 30 — a mere five days hence.
Senate and Assembly leaders have reached a general agreement on increasing funding for rural school districts with small budgets. But there's still no deal yet on other key disagreements such as transportation and taxes.
"It's an artificial deadline," said Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), who readily acknowledges that the budget will be late. "I'm not worried about it."
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