Gov. Jim Doyle will propose cutting 1,800 state jobs when he proposes his budget to the Legislature Tuesday night, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
This is just one step in Doyle's long-range goal of eliminating 10,000 government jobs.
Doyle told WisPolitics.com that a lot of the job cutting is combining services across state agencies to make government more efficient.
\We've really gotten into the heart of state government in a way that I don't think has ever been done before,"" Doyle said.
If the Legislature approves Doyle's recommendations, it would mean the governor has eliminated more than 4,000 state jobs since he took office in 2002, which is about 7 percent of the state's workforce, according to the Journal Sentinel.
In addition, Doyle said his budget will propose $10 million in grants and loans for medical providers to change from handwritten, paper records over to computerized records,
Wispolitics.com reported Friday.
Doyle believes it will pay off in the long run, as doctors could review patient histories much more quickly and reduce administrative costs. Medical personnel would also make fewer mistakes due to doctors' and pharmacists' sloppy handwriting.
However, critics claim with a $1.6 billion projected budget shortfall, the state simply does not have the money to pursue this plan.
