Budget delivery delayed until Feb. 17
Gov. Jim Doyle's office announced today that he will delay his budget address until Feb. 17.
Doyle's office said he wanted to wait until more was known about what is contained the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The bill is currently in deliberation in the U.S. Senate and has passed the House.
Under state statute, Doyle was originally supposed to deliver the budget by the end of January but was granted an extension by the Legislature. A new date had been set for Feb. 10, but that has now been moved back a week.
Doyle said Monday and Tuesday this week that if it appeared the federal bill was close to final passage, he would delay his budget address until there was a definitive package to work from. If the bill appeared stalled for a longer period, Doyle said he would release his budget on the 10th and then adapt it when a federal stimulus was passed.
