WI Lawmakers Playing Shenanigans with Taxpayer Money & Increased Taxes and Fees
June 26, 2009 by Capt. Karl
For Immediate Release June 25, 2009
Contact: Senator Glenn Grothman 800-662-1227 – Capitol
262-689-8421 – Cell
Grothman Begs Democrats to Wait and Vote On
Compromise in Daylight
Today Senator Grothman (R-West Bend) asked Senate Democrats to delay the vote on their budget compromise, which was unveiled at 8:30 pm on Thursday night. Even Senate Democrats not in the privileged secret negotiating room, had no idea what these provisions were. A quick perusal indicates a complete turnover of the mediation arbitration provision to the teachers’ union position.
“The only possible reason to vote for the budget so late at night was to prevent school district administers and school board members from calling Senate Democrats like Kathleen Vinehout, Pat Kreitlow and John Lehman and telling them what a disaster this budget is,” said Grothman.
Several superintendents had been pleased the Senate Democrats had added language forcing arbitrators to take into account funding limitations and not take into account fund balances in determining arbitration awards.
“Removing this language invites massive teacher salary increases and removal of extra curricular activities and other programs to pay for them. It is not clear as of 9:30 p.m. what other special interest groups have run amuck; before the press corps could alert the public to the damage,” stated Grothman.
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