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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - In an unusual move, the Wisconsin Assembly passed the proposed two-year state budget without much of a debate. The abrupt vote was 55-42. Minority Democrats did not offer any amendments. Minority Leader Peter Barca says it became clear Republicans were not open to changing the $70 billion spending package. Included in the budget, is the statewide expansion of the school choice program – along with a $650 million income tax cut, a refusal to take new federal Medic...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate will not vote on whether to extend Bush-era tax cuts before the November elections, a spokesman for Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Thursday.
Reid is facing united opposition from Republicans and some division among his own Democrats.
(Reporting by Kim Dixon)
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