Gov. Scott Walker signed fiscal portions of the budget repair bill into law Wednesday.
Walker said the bill, which included the financial parts removed weeks ago to bypass the quorum requirement in the Senate, will allow the state to finish the fiscal year of 2011 with a balanced budget.
""We need to finish the year in balance and check,"" Walker said. ""This gives us the tools to make sure that for the remainder of this year we have a balanced budget.""
Walker said he appreciated the bipartisan support of the bill in the legislature, and hoped both parties could move on from the recent impasse following the original budget repair bill proposal.
""My hope is with this measure passed this week, we can get back to a point where Democrats join with
Republicans in working together to get this state moving in the right direction and ultimately in helping us help the private sector put more people to work,"" Walker said.
