Freezing public school spending in Wisconsin would be a mistake, given previous cuts and rising costs.
That’s the most glaring problem with Gov. Scott Walker’s two-year, $68 billion state budget proposal.
The Republican governor also stalls his considerable progress toward an honest and truly balanced budget. Having slain a giant budget gap two years ago, Walker shouldn’t be backtracking even a bit.
The Legislature has some fixing to do.
Yet some of Walker’s priorities are strong, including: