The wish-list for the next state budget is at least seven-and-a-half billion-dollars larger than the current spending plan.
The Institute for Reforming Government yesterday said their analysis of the budget requests from state agencies and the UW System shows a potential massive increase in state spending. The largest potential increases are a three-point-seven billion request from the Department of Health Services and a two-and-a-half billion-dollar request from the Department of Public Instruction. The UW System is asking for nearly a half-billion more. IRG says the massive spending increase comes at a time when Wisconsin families are struggling to make ends meet.
IRG says it shows just how out of touch state government really is.
