Madison - Unemployment benefits would drop by as much as $56 million a year under a proposal adopted Thursday by the Legislature's budget committee.
The vote came after Republicans who run the Joint Finance Committee were unable to reach an agreement on transportation and education and said they would put those issues off until Friday.
Under the plan the committee recommended 11-5, laid-off workers would have to wait a week before receiving unemployment benefits starting in January. The move would reduce benefits by $41 million to $56 million a year.
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