The John Batchelor Show

VIDEO: Walker's Budget Proposal

April 20, 2015

Thursday  16 April 2015  / Hour 1, Block C: Brett Healy, John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, in re: Wisconsin: Gov Scott Walker's budget proposal to the Joint Finance Committee is $68.3 billion – which is 2.4% less than last year.  . . .  He proposes to spin off the University of Wisconsin system into a public-private agency  ("a public authority") and remove the thousands of employees from the state budget. Provide much more independence to academics and staff, and somewhat lighten the tax burden on citizens. All coupled with a tuition freeze for two years. If this proposal fails, the budget will increase by over 4%.  meanwhile, bonding is down, and 400  state positions are to be removed.  Young Republicans are taking on  government mandates.
Scott Walker's 2015-17 Budget Proposal: What You Need to Know