Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 17--MADISON -- Gov. Jim Doyle used his veto pen Friday to carve up the Legislature's budget-repair bill in a way that frustrated lawmakers but appeared to leave them unable to do anything about it. Legislative leaders had pledged this week to try to override any...
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Using vetoes to reshape budget-repair plan, governor orders $270 million in reductions By PATRICK MARLEY and STEVEN WALTERS pmarley@journalsentinel.com Madison - Gov. Jim Doyle used his veto pen Friday to carve up the Legislature's budget-repair bill in a way that frustrated lawmakers but...
Using vetoes to reshape budget-repair plan, governor orders $270 million in reductions By PATRICK MARLEY and STEVEN WALTERS pmarley@journalsentinel.com Madison - Gov. Jim Doyle used his veto pen Friday to carve up the Legislature's budget-repair bill in a way that frustrated lawmakers but...
Governor rewrites sections to allow for lack of income By TODD RICHMOND • The Associated Press • May 17, 2008 MADISON — State agencies will have to cut deeper, but schools will get state aid on time, and money to make driver's licenses more secure will remain in the budget after vetoes Gov. Jim...
Governor announces road fund cuts, keeps money for ID security Staff and wire reports • May 17, 2008 MADISON — State agencies must cut deeper, but schools will get state aid on time, and money to make drivers licenses more secure will remain after Gov. Jim Doyle's budget vetoes Friday. The weak...
By Karen Lincoln Michel • Press-Gazette Madison bureau kmichel@greenbaypressgazette.com • May 17, 2008 MADISON — Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed parts of the Legislature's budget repair bill Friday, cutting spending by $270 million and guaranteeing schools will get aid payments on time. Doyle's vetoes also...
Governor Henry vetoed another bill this week. This time the measure would have given landownders stronger legal recourse to go after people who damage their property. The authors of the bill don't know yet if they'll try a veto override before the end of the session. The governor's veto pen may...