In July, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced that the state government would try to trim 250 million dollars from its 38 billion dollar current year.budget, blaming the shortfall on the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Wisconsin may be getting off easy, compared to other states. New York State, which is facing a 13 billion dollar shortfall this year and up to 60 billion over the next four years, called the impacts “unprecedented in modern history.” Carla Flink, a professor of public administration and policy at American University, joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on August 3, 2020.