Assembly and Senate leaders did not meet over the weekend to discuss how to reconcile the differences in the Assembly and Senate versions of the 2009-111 budget, according to spokeswomen for Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker and Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan.

Gov. Jim Doyle said this morning at an appearance at UW-Madison's Fluno Center that talks are ongoing, according to spokesman Lee Sensenbrenner.

Doyle spokeswoman Carla Vigue said this morning that there may have been informal talks by phone between the governor's staff and legislators and their staff, but she wasn't aware of any formal meetings.

Budget talks are expected to re-start today. The Assembly has a floor session scheduled for tomorrow, and the Senate is recessed until tomorrow. Legislators have said they want to have the budget work completed and signed by the governor by the end of this fiscal year, which is next Wednesday.

-- By Greg Bump