Doyle says vetoes coming soon
Gov. Jim Doyle this morning again expressed concerns with some provisions in the budget repair bill passed by the Legislature this week, and said he will work quickly to put his mark on the document.
"You'll see my vetoes very quickly here," the governor promised, though he said he had not formally received the bill.
"I'm working on this really hard right now ... This isn't a big budget bill. This is a correction, and I'm hoping in the next day or two we're going to be able to announce them and move on."
Doyle reiterated his biggest problems with the repair bill - the $209 million in boding from the tobacco settlement, and the shift of $125 million from aids to local school districts.
He also said he's concerned with the provision to move $22 million to implement the Real ID program into the general fund. He had proposed shifting $5 million in his budget plan.
"I think that creates a real problem for us," Doyle said of the Legislature's maneuver.
He said there are legitimate concerns with the federally mandated program, but added, "I can't allow us to get in a situation where Wisconsin citizens can't get on airplane because our drivers licenses aren't new. So I have to live in the real world, and the real world means we're going to have to take some steps forward."
Listen to Doyle's comments here.
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