"We'll all have egg on our face. Republicans will look like we don't know what we're doing if we are somehow through July to August and we don't have a state budget."
Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday that he remains confident that progress was being made on a budget deal with his fellow Republicans, even as Assembly leaders forged ahead with alternative plans for roads, education and tax in the face of opposition from the Senate.
Wisconsin Democrats say they are increasingly optimistic about their chances of knocking off Republican Gov. Scott Walker next year, even though a top-tier candidate has yet to emerge and they're still recovering from a devastating 2016 election.
Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday called on fellow Republicans in the Legislature to "get it done" and reach a deal on road money, drawing attention to one of several disputes that are threatening to delay the adoption of a state budget on time.
An Assembly Republican alternative to Gov. Scott Walker's funding plan for roads may include a new sales tax on gasoline along with cuts to income taxes as part of an overreaching tax overhaul, a different approach to what other GOP leaders have advocated.
With a solution to road funding still elusive, the Legislature's budget-writing committee will come together Monday to begin voting on the two-year spending plan.