Word: biennium
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...watchword. After getting elected, with a working majority in both houses of the Legislature, he sat down to draft his budget. State government cost Wisconsin $71,600,000 during the last two years. Governor-elect Heil said he was going to cut that 15 or 20% for the next biennium...
...Board of Education last fall had to submit a special tax levy to the voters. It was narrowly defeated (93,312-to-90,246) and the school year was shortened from ten to eight-and-one-half months. This fall a special tax levy for the next biennium was approved, but there is no certainty of a full term next year because revaluation of property may cut the board's income...