MAPLE BLUFF, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says property taxes can still be cut next year, even though the state faces a $2.2 billion budget shortfall. Walker told The Associated Press in an interview Monday that he’s focused on cutting property taxes, not income taxes, in the budget he will present to the Legislature likely in early February. But Walker is vague when explaining how he plans to balance the budget and cut taxes at the same time. He wouldn’t commit to saying that funding for public schools would go up, saying that “depends on where we’re at at the end of the budget process.” Walker also wouldn’t say whether the University of Wisconsin System would get a funding increase, saying he’s looking at giving UW more flexibility while also freezing tuition.
