Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle (D) struck a somber note in his state of the state address Jan. 29 as he described how the national economic downturn has hurt Wisconsin residents.
But the second-term governor stressed that the “economic crisis is a problem bigger than any state” and promoted President Barack Obama’s stimulus package as a way to reinvigorate the national economy.
“As hard as the federal government is working with us, this will be a time of sacrifice. It is a time when we will be responsible with what we have. This is not a time for big new programs,” Doyle warned.
Doyle returned to several issues he backed in the past, such as a smoking ban and a proposal to require health insurers to cover autism treatment. But the political landscape has changed in Madison since Doyle’s last annual address, because Democrats captured the Assembly, giving them control of the entire Legislature.
Doyle said he wanted to toughen the state’s penalties for drunk drivers and reduce the amount of greenhouse gases the state produced.
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