During his state budget address, Governor Doyle said the following about funding education:
“I know property taxes on homeowners are still too high in Wisconsin. Tonight, building on the progress of the last two years, I am proposing an aggressive plan to hold down property taxes without hurting schools or endangering public safety.
First, under my budget, two-thirds of every dollar for our schools will come from the state – taking the burden off property taxpayers. “
Only a few weeks later, we learn that’s not true. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau analyzed the Governor’s budget and found that
he’s $100-million short of keeping his promise of having the state pay for two-thirds of public education.
