The Assembly rejected a compromise state budget Monday night, sending legislators back to the negotiating and further delaying the latest budget in the nation.
The nearly $60 billion budget was rejected 53-44 in the Assembly. Reps. Robin Vos, R-Caledonia, and Steve Gunderson, R-Waterford, voted no. Reps. Bob Turner and Cory Mason, both D-Racine, voted for the plan.
Here's the full roll call vote.
The Senate passed the budget, with Sen. John Lehman, D-Racine, voting yes.
Wisconsin is the last state in the nation with a budget for next year. Local governments and school districts across the state are in limbo waiting for legislators to finalize the amount of state aid that will be distributed next year.
If no budget is passed, the previous year's spending levels are put into place - an act that would amount to a more than $2 billion budget cut.
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