- In our First Look tonight
state budget talks at the Capitol
have stalled for the moment with Republicans from the
Assembly and Senate arguing over how much money to spend on
public education and transportation.
Meanwhile Governor Walker continues to travel the state
holding media events at schools and at the site of major highway
projects.
He was outside Madison on Monday
along the Verona Road construction site.
The governor has threatened to veto the budget if Republicans
in the legislature don't uphold his pledge to keep property
taxes lower than they were in 2010.
- I learned from people like Tommy Thompson is don't let up.
You've got a bully pulpit as governor.
Use it to stake out your priorities.
For us, our priorities are putting more money,
more actual dollars in K-12 than ever before.
It's continuing tax relief, particularly property tax relief
so that property taxes in '18 are lower not only than they
were in 2010 but lower than they were in 2014.
- Just this week Assembly Republicans released their
education budget package.