Hours after a deadline to have a new state budget in place, Wisconsin legislative leaders announced a deal that they said could break the budget logjam that has left the state Capitol in a weeks-long holding pattern.
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, left, and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, right, discuss ongoing state budget deliberations during a press conference held by the Republican legislative leaders in the Senate parlor on Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015.
Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, addresses the media about the state's budget Wednesday.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald
State Sen. Jon Erpenbach, shown here discussing the state budget in 2015, is proposing ways to address serious staffing and safety concerns at Wisconsin prisons. Republicans should work with Erpenbach and his allies before the problems get worse. PHOTO BY JOHN HART/STATE JOURNAL
Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, addresses the media about the state's budget on July 1.
The governor filed paperwork with the FEC Thursday and plans to make an announcement July 13 in Waukesha.
A partial repeal of Wisconsin's prevailing wage is expected to be added to the state budget during floor debate today in the state Senate.
The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee is putting the final touches on a new 2015-17 spending plan.
More than half of public school districts are expected to receive less state aid next school year, while 44 percent will receive more.
Assembly Republicans on Monday unveiled a plan to exempt 60 percent of public projects from Wisconsin's prevailing wage.
