The Weekly Cheddar
March 3 - 9, 2013
Here’s another edition of my round-up of Wisconsin political news. If I missed something major, please leave a comment about it.
Public Education for K-12 is–
– on the chopping block. More on that here:
Walker’s budget is a school killer; legislative Republicans propose a severe beating instead
Walker’s budget is a school killer; legislative Republicans propose a severe beating instead
And here: ‘This is an all-out attack on public education’: ”SIREN—Those were the sentiments of Scott Johnson, district administrator for the Siren Schools to his school board Monday night.He was referring to the 2013-15 budget proposal released by Governor Scott Walker last week.”
There’s some weak compromise sauce from Walker. Nobody is talking about pulling the vouchers altogether and nobody is talking about refusing to vote for the budget at all (the voucher language is tucked into the state’s budget): Walker signals willingness to modify voucher expansion» Income Tax Tradeoffs
Walker’s rent-to-own Wisconsin
This budget is a landfill of surprises, isn’t it?:
“Republican Gov. Scott Walker has quietly tucked provisions into his executive budget that would free rent-to-own businesses from Wisconsin’s consumer
