Green jobs are at stake
Shahla Werner, chapter director of the Sierra Club's John Muir Chapter in Madison, is concerned about the effects the budget repair bill will have on the environment and the future of many jobs in the state.
UWM will face some tough choices
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee officials say they will be forced to cut $27 million out of their budget for the next biennial plan under Walker's proposed budget repair bill.
MPS likely to close schools and lay off teachers
Gov. Scott Walker's proposed state budget could eliminate $834 million from Wisconsin's schools and local governments. Based on initial calculations, Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) faces a potential loss of $74 million from its budget for next school year.
Resources will be precious for creative class
According to Christine Harris, president of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee, the budget repair bill has several provisions that will directly impact the capacity of the nonprofit arts community to serve the state and the greater Milwaukee area.
Brookfield will carry on
Affluent communities receive less shared revenue from the state than lower-income communities. So, cities such as Brookfield will likely be less affected by Walker's plans to cut shared revenue to local governments.
Services will be consolidated
Walker's proposed biennial state budget, which will cut shared revenue and state aid to municipalities across the state, could cause significant short- and medium-term pain in communities such as Milwaukee, which receive large amounts of funding from the state.
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Budget provides historical opportunity
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce has supported Walker's plan to cut public spending and hold the line on taxes.
City needs more ‘tools’ to handle crisis
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett issued the following statement as his response to this report about the impact of the new state budget:
What now, Milwaukee?
Gov. Scott Walker’s two-year state budget plan will have significant impact on every man, woman and child in Wisconsin.
It will affect the roads you drive on. It will affect the schools your children attend. It will affect the colleges your future employees are studying in. It will affect the services you receive from your city and county. It will affect the buses your employees or perhaps your customers ride on. It will affect the charities that assist your community.
As Walker prepares to close a projected $3.6 billion state deficit by cutting annual local shared revenues by $1 billion, a new normal will be felt by city and county governments, school districts and social agencies.
It will affect the roads you drive on. It will affect the schools your children attend. It will affect the colleges your future employees are studying in. It will affect the services you receive from your city and county. It will affect the buses your employees or perhaps your customers ride on. It will affect the charities that assist your community.
As Walker prepares to close a projected $3.6 billion state deficit by cutting annual local shared revenues by $1 billion, a new normal will be felt by city and county governments, school districts and social agencies.
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