All statements involving Jim Doyle
"Under my predecessor, they cut funding for education, but they didn't give them anything in return to make up for that," leading to "less money" for school districts
A 10-year state program that created 202 jobs at a cost of $247,000 per job was approved by former Gov. Jim Doyle.
Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted "double-digit tax increases."
Says he "had to impose tougher cost controls on state employees than" any previous Wisconsin governor.
"It’s illegal for a state to say we’re simply going to cut off (union contract) negotiations. There’s a legal requirement that you are involved in good faith bargaining."
"In 2009, Jim Doyle and the Democrats rushed through a budget repair bill with billions in tax increases and held no public hearings."
The number may be “official,” but it builds in iffy money and assumes what the next governor will do
Wisconsin’s projected state budget shortfall is now as low as $1.5 billion
About 1 in 10 public school teachers in Wisconsin would have been laid off without federal stimulus funds.
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