Wisconsin budget surplus projected to grow to $484 million

ap ^ | 01/24/2013 | Scott Bauer

[george76]

Wisconsin's budget picture brightened Thursday, with new estimates that show a surplus will grow to $484 million, giving Republicans and Gov. Scott Walker even more room to pursue their tax cutting agenda.

The estimate from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau was nearly $137 million better than one Walker's administration released in November.

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In 2011, Walker took office facing a roughly $3 billion budget shortfall and

[Psycho_Bunny]

And the dramatic reality of this will not imprint itself on any liberal state or the Feds....

The treason of governmental over-spending is not that painful to stop.

[Tucker39]

Why can’t/won’t Tom Corbett do that for Pennsyltucky?!

[max americana]

I’m more surprised that the AP (administration propaganda) made this article..

[garjog]

Good thing the unions and liberals were able to re-call Walker of this would never have happened.

Wait. Guess they didn’t recall Walker.

Never mind.

[1010RD]

Maybe some of Walker’s success will trickle down to Illinois.

[MSF BU]

Well, they can start fully funding their pension now, making them nearly the only state to do so...if they can do that.

[KevinDavis]

When hell freezes over..

[Jack Hydrazine]

The spirit of Chainsaw Al lives!

[TurboZamboni]

scotty bauer fell on the ice and hit his head?

[napscoordinator]

Sounds like it is time to do away with the state tax.

[djf]

Is this the state that B-slapped the union thugs?

[Opinionated Blowhard]

In 2011, Walker took office facing a roughly $3 billion budget shortfall and attacked the problem with deep cuts to education, local governments and other programs.

Even in a grudgingly pro-Walker article, the AP still has to throw these lies in there. What were the "deep" cuts? How "deep" were they? More AP BS.

[jmaroneps37]

On hearing this news Sharpton said, “That’s racist!”
Porky Trumpka said, “It’s unconstitutional!” and the GOPe called Walker a dangerous extermist ten minutes before the White House did.

[gibsosa]

bump

[qaz123]

Never happen

However, maybe some other states surrounding Illinois will do it.

Then Illinois will be its only little, broke island.

Too bad the rest of the state, which I understand is a bit conservative, can’t just push Chicago into Lake Michigan and start over.

[ScottinVA]

What Chicago is to the rest of Illinois:

[TurboZamboni]

I see spending will be increasing 8.5% in Minnesota way more than the rate of inflation and somehow we have to raise taxes.