Top 10 General Fund Programs Comprise 81.3% of State of Wisconsin 2009-2011Budget

Source:  Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau

$22,505,175,700.  Total budget for 10 top programs.

$27,671,651,200.  Total budget for all general fund programs.

These totals do not include segregated and federal funds.

[Note on #6.  See Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau Informational Paper 21 (January 2009), "State Property Tax Credits:  School Levy, First Dollar, and Lottery and Gaming Credits" for an explanation of this general fund program.]

[Note on #7.  As I read it, appropriation obligations bonds = debt service payments.  See Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau Informational Paper 74 (January 2009),  "State Level Debt Issuance", page 15.]

Meet Tom Larson, Freshman Republican Legislator from Wisconsin's 67th Assembly District

20th in a series.

Larson replaces Jeff Wood.

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Issues?

Public libraries in the 67th Assembly District, all of which is located within the Indianhead Federated Library System.
Chippewa County:  Bloomer, Cadott, Chippewa Falls, Cornell.
Dunn County:  Boyceville, Colfax, Sand Creek.

New Auburn, hometown of this guy, is also located in the 67th.

Sheboygan Residents Speak Up for Their Library

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Link to November 16 Sheboygan Press article, "Don't cut library, council told".

Excerpt:  The city is facing a $1.7 million budget deficit for 2011, and among the cuts proposed by Mayor Bob Ryan is trimming $300,000 from the Mead budget, which library supporters said would cripple the facility's ability to remain in the Eastern Shores Library System and the regional services it provides.

About 20 people participated in the public hearing for forum, with 16 speakers opposing library cuts.  [Emphasis added.]

"I understand that there are limited resources, but this is not the place to make those cuts. Not to the library," said Jennie Andreasen of Sheboygan, a 13-year resident.

Related articles:
Library facing 11% cut in 2011 budget.  (10/9/2010)
Mayor offers his 2011 budget.  (10/5/2010)
Officials face $1,500,000 budget deficit in 2011.  (6/10/2010)
Council approves Mayor's new appointments to library board.  (4/28/2010)
Mayor questioned about library board appointments.  (4/26/2010)
Sheboygan Press Editorial Board supports library funding deal.  (11/27/2009)
Library likely to maintain its Maintenance of Effort funding.  (11/24/2009)
Update on library's Maintenance of Effort.  (11/20/2009)
Maintenance of Effort and the Mead Public Library.  (7/6/2009)