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: The JFC porks up the budget
The legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) was very busy Thursday night into Friday morning making a horrendous state budget even worse. Before the committee adjourned at 5:30 this morning, it stuffed more pork into the budget than the swine barn at the Wisconsin State Fair.
The JFC made sure the budget included funding the following earmarks at a time the state faces a deficit of $6.6 billion:
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Require DCF to provide $50,000 GPR annually, beginning October 1, 2009, to the Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley to provide services to homeless individuals and families
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Preparations for a joint museum for the State Historical Society and Department of Veterans Affairs
Funding for the AIDS Network and
Funding for the
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$1.25 million to the
$20,000 to the
Climbing out of a $6.6 billion deficit will be virtually impossible using this kind of irresponsible budgeting.
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I am commenting on joeblow's remarks above. Perhaps he does not recall that during the time the governor was Republican we had Mr. Chvala in control of the legistlature and he controlled all of the spending...Read Tommy's remarks when he signed Chuck's budgets and you will see that he warns us all that this was coming....If you want to blame anyone, blame Chuck Chvala....he's the cowboy who started this bad ride years ago.
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Enough of dole it out Doyle. Go Scott Walker!!
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I maybe just a political novice but even I know that the projects the senator lists are mostly ones the MUNICIPALITY should pay for not the state of Wisconsin. Why should I as a taxpayer in South Eastern Wisconsin pay for a pedestrian path in Footville? Also if you look at the location of most of these earmarks you will notice that they are in district with Democratic State Senators or Representatives.
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Governor Doyle SAID HE BALANCED THE BUDGET just a few years ago. The DEMOCRATS had control these past few years when Doyle blew holes in the budget. For the record I am a dues paying tax payer. My wife and I would like to purchase a new car to help GM or Ford or Chyrsler.. WE HAVE TO PUT OFF OUR PURCHASE until the economy improves and we can afford it. These projects could be delayed until the state gets out of the hole DOYLE dug for us.
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Gosh Mary ... weren't you part of the GOP leadership during the GOP Governor leadership years? So, this deficit issue has been building over time ... on YOUR watch... right? Good job Mary.. good job. In your list of things in this post.. I see a lot of good things .... see let me explain Mary ... there are a lot of things that make up the quality of life and a community. Maybe we can recover some lost wasteful spending by reducing your salary... that seems like a good idea to me. Oh and for the record, I am a dues paying republican.
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Back to topcbessa - Jun 04, 2009 12:20 PM - Report Abuse
Robin - Jun 04, 2009 11:15 AM - Report Abuse
justwondering - Jun 01, 2009 10:05 AM - Report Abuse
Also I believe that with any budget since 2002 when Governor Doyle was elected he has had final say so and a pretty big veto pen to make any changes he wants to the budget bills.
geno53151 - May 31, 2009 1:50 PM - Report Abuse
joeblow - May 31, 2009 11:47 AM - Report Abuse