Democratic members sent a letter to the co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee Tuesday, requesting the committee holds at least six public hearings on the state budget.
Four Democrats sit on the 16-person committee, including state Reps. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, and Tamara Grigsby, D-Milwaukee, and state Sens. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, and Robert Jauch, D-Poplar, who are both still on the lam with the 12 other Democratic state senators.
""While you have made it clear to the public that your offices have been working with the Walker Administration behind the scenes prior to the budget's introduction, we feel strongly that the people of Wisconsin deserve ample opportunity to review and provide insight into this state's budget priorities,"" the letter said.
The last Joint Finance Committee hearing, which was held over the budget repair bill, lasted over 16 hours and sparked an 18-day occupation of the Capitol.
