% AT THE CAPITOL THIS WEEK,
% ASSEMBLY REPUBLICANS RELEASE
% CHANGES TO SHARED REVENUE BILL
% TO INCREASE FUNDING TO WISCONSIN
% COMMUNITIES.
% WITHIN THEIR PROPOSAL LOCAL
% GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE STATE
% WILL NOW SEE ADDITIONAL
% INCREASES, EXCEPT FOR MILWAUKEE
% WHICH IS TO REMAIN CAPPED AT
% 10%.
% WHAT HASN'T CHANGED IS PROVISION
% ALLOWING MILWAUKEE TO IMPOSE A
% SALES TAX.
% MUST BE APPROVED FROM VOTERS
% THROUGH A COUNTY REV -- NOT LONG
% AFTER MAKING THE STATEMENT
% ASSEMBLY SPEAKER VOSS SAID THEY
% ARE DONE NEGOTIATING.
% >> WE FEEL LIKE THE BILL COMES
% FORWARD IS RESULT OF GOOD FAITH
% NEGOTIATIONS, EVERYBODY HAS TO
% TAKE THEIR OWN POSITION.
% WE ARE DONE NEGOTIATING.
% WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE CHANGES
% AND CHANGE THE BILL
% SUBSTANTIALLY.% WHAT WE HAVE
BEFORE US IS THE
% DEAL WE ARE SENDING TO OUR
% COLLEAGUES.
% >> SPEAKERS COLLEAGUES IN THE
% STATE SENATE WERE NOT HAPPY.
% >> THERE ARE TWO HOUSES IN THE
% STATE LEGISLATURE.
% UNFORTUNATE HE IS DRAWING THE
% LINE IN THE SAND WITH HIS
% VERSION OF THE BILL AND STOP
% NEGOTIATIONS NOT EVERYBODY IS IN
% AGREEMENT.
% WE ARE GOING TO DO OUR DUE
% DILIGENCE.
% IF THE ASSEMBLY REFUSES TO TAKE
% UP THE BILL MAKING CHANGES TO