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Budget repair bill may be needed

January 25, 2011 By Andrew Beckett

Governor Scott Walker says lawmakers may need to take up a budget repair bill in the coming weeks to help the state make it through the end of its fiscal year in June. During a bill signing on Monday, Walker said he’ll be looking very closely at budget numbers expected by the end of the week, which should give him a better idea of what steps need to be taken.

Walker cited concerns about the “way things were left by the last administration.” Those concerns could be supported by a state audit released last week, which found accounting errors under former Governor Jim Doyle inflated state financial reserves by over $45 million last year.

State Senator Alberta Darling (D-River Hills), who co-chairs the Legislature’s budget committee, says it was irresponsible of Doyle to hold back information showing how bad the financial problems facing the state actually are. She says that could lead to some tough choices to help close the remaining budget gap.

Darling says areas lawmakers could look at to help balance the current budget include cutting back on labor costs or stopping pending expenses the state hasn’t actually paid out yet.

Walker says he expects to have a better idea of what fiscal troubles are facing the state’s current biennial budget, along with possible solutions, by the time he gives his State of the State address next week.

AUDIO: Andrew Beckett reports (1:06)

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