The Wisconsin Senate passed a budget earlier this morning that includes new spending controls and additional cuts to state agencies across the board.Republican lawmakers spent much of the all-night session behind closed doors trying to scrap together support for the plan.
GOP leaders say the changes protect taxpayers, but Democrats say they amount to little more than accounting gimmicks.Shawn Johnson reports…
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