Legislative Fiscal Bureau: Surplus deal would have put Wisconsin near $3 billion deficit

Legislative Fiscal Bureau: Surplus deal would have put Wisconsin near $3 billion deficit

MADISON, Wis. — A failed compromise to spend part of Wisconsin’s state surplus would have put the state in a nearly $3 billion deficit, according to a new analysis from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.

State budget surplus deal failure means less tax relief now, more stability later

MADISON (WKOW) — A new memo from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau shows the recently failed budget surplus deal would have sparked a state deficit of nearly $3 billion.