Huebsch reminds conferees Wisconsin does have a budget
Rep. Huebsch opened the meeting by seeking to correct the notion that the state is currently budget-less.
LFB director Bob Lang, under Huebsch's urging, explained that until a new bill is passed, the state will continue to operate under the spending levels approved in the last budget.
"The idea that Wisconsin does not have a budget is false," Huebsch said.
Huebsch acknowledged there are looming implications of not passing a budget for property taxpayers as it relates to school and local taxes.
"We are a great distance apart as far as tax increases and expansion of government," Huebsch said.
But, he said, action should be taken on a levy limit for local governments and school funding, where there is a $20 million gap between the Assembly and Senate plans.
"There are direct impacts to property taxpayers if there is not action," he said.
