Statements about State Budget
Public-employee unions spent $30 million in Wisconsin unsuccessfully trying to flip the state Senate to Democratic control.
The 2009-11 state budget that Democrats approved left Wisconsin taxpayers $3.6 billion in debt.
Says Democratic state Sen. Jim Holperin "voted against a property tax freeze" in 2009 and then voted for a "$1.5 billion property tax hike."
Says state Rep. Sandy Pasch "did nothing to stop" people from scamming the Wisconsin Shares child-care subsidy program and voted against funding for fraud investigators.
Says Sen. Luther Olsen, his recall opponent, supported the sale of state-owned power plants "not to the highest bidder, but to the biggest donors" with no oversight.
Says Sen. Robert Cowles, her recall opponent, supported the sale of state-owned power plants "not to the highest bidder, but to the biggest donors" with no oversight.
A Waushara County school closed because of state budget cuts supported by Republican Wisconsin state Sen. Luther Olsen.
Says Democratic recall opponent Shelly Moore "opposes any limit on taxes."
The 2011-13 state budget "cuts overall funding for public schools by $1.6 billion"
Says state Senate recall challenger Sandy Pasch voted "to cut school aid by nearly $300 million."
"Under our (2011-’13) budget, the average (Wisconsin) property taxpayer will save $700."
The $290 million structural surplus in the 2011-’13 Wisconsin budget is not real because it is based on the assumption that Congress will reinstate the estate tax.
Says new GOP Wisconsin Assembly members "voted to take funding away from their public schools in their districts to give it to private Milwaukee voucher schools."
Says many public-employee unions falsely told their Wisconsin members his budget-repair bill sought 12 percent to 13 percent of their incomes for health insurance premiums.
Says Gov. Scott Walker’s budget "includes tax breaks for corporations and the rich that will cost the state of Wisconsin taxpayers $2.3 billion over the next decade."
Two years ago we had "the largest structural deficit ever in Wisconsin."
Says the 2011-13 state budget eliminates the structural deficit "for the first time in decades."
Says Wisconsin’s 2011-13 state budget contains "no fee increases"
"Protesters caused $7.5 million in damage to the Wisconsin State House"
On pay for fired Milwaukee police officers
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