Joint Finance Committee Hopes to Complete Work by Friday

The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance will meet today and tomorrow in an effort to complete its work on Governor Scott Walker’s 2011-13 biennial budget. They plan to begin at 1 pm each day, with the possibility that work will stretch into Saturday. The committee will discuss about 20 remaining items, including UW System (papers for budget items are here), UW Hospital and Clinics, portions of the DNR budget, and Medical Assistance. Please check back for updates.