Here & Now; 745

June 5, 2009

Here and Now, budget in assembly, The State Budget. Next Stop: the floor of the Assembly. That's where Speaker Mike Sheridan will oversee the debate scheduled for next week. budget cuts to justice department, State Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen will keep a close watch on the Assembly budget debate next week. He says additional proposed cuts of $2.7 million dollars to the Justice Department are on top of the 2.5 percent reductions his department must take along with other state agencies. Art Hackett talked with the Attorney General earlier today. Mark Pocan SOT included, budget cuts to schools, The big state budget gap means cuts to school funding are in the works. A more than $300 million reduction over two years. It's true, the sting is eased by the hundreds of millions of dollars headed toward education in federal stimulus funding...but school leaders say day-to-day operations -- and students -- will feel the cuts. I sat down with the executive director of the Wisconsin association of school district administrators, Miles Turner, for his reaction to the state budget action. 1 year anniversary of Gays Mills flood, Flood SOT - Gays Mills on the 1-year anniversary of the 2008 flooding. Soundbite from Lorraine Fortney who temporarily moved to higher ground. She continues to wait for a potential buyout of her property. She's optimistic that things can improve for her family and for her neighbors in the region.