MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - They are talking.
Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller says he has been in contact with the Senate Majority Leader, Republican Scott Fitzgerald. Miller says he and other Democrats, who went to Illinois to avoid a Senate void on the governor's budget bill, have reached out to Republicans like Fitzgerald on a daily basis.
Republicans say the budget repair bill has to pass the Legislature by Tuesday if Wisconsin is to avoid the layoff of thousands of state workers in April. Miller says members of his party are still trying to reach some resolution to the impasse.
One possible approach is for the Democrats to contact Republican legislators who might be willing to amend or soften the budget bill. Democratic Senator Jon Erpenbach says his party members are strong in their opposition to the current plan.
