MADISON - Three attempts to override
vetoes Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle made to the state budget have
failed in the Republican-controlled state Assembly.
Republicans argued overriding the
vetoes would protect schools, SeniorCare and roads programs from
budget cuts. But Democrats attacked the votes Wednesday as cheap,
political theatrics.
None of the three override attempts
got the 64 votes needed to succeed. Two overrides got 57 votes, one
got 60.
There are 51 Republicans in the
Assembly.
Doyle made the vetoes in a bill
passed by the Legislature to solve the state's $527 million
shortfall. Lawmakers had protected schools, roads and SeniorCare
from cuts, but Doyle's vetoes made them fair game as state agencies
try to save money.
