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Article: Panel OKs $47.1 million for 2 train sets Lack of competitive bid frustrates Joint Finance members
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 5, 2009
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By PATRICK MARLEY
Madison -- The Legislature's budget committee signed off Tuesday
on a plan to spend $47.1 million for two train sets without a
competitive bid.
But both Republicans and Democrats on the Joint Finance Committee
criticized Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle over the deal, saying he had
kept the Legislature out of the loop.
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Madison), co-chairman of the committee, said
he was frustrated because lawmakers didn't learn of the plan until
July 17 and were told it had to be approved by Aug. 11. They rushed
to set up the meeting for Tuesday but then learned there was no
deadline for approving the contract.
"I need to know who's telling me information that's valid and
who's ...