MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Secretary of State’s office could see its staff and budget shrink by half under Gov. Scott Walker’s budget. Walker’s proposal would cut the office’s annual budget by 48 percent over the next two years and would eliminate two of the office’s four full-time positions. The state could save more than $500,000. Secretary of State Doug La Follette said the loss could be devastating for the office that files and maintains state records. In 2013 the Legislature stripped the secretary of his power to publish bills after La Follette lagged in publishing Walker’s collective bargaining law in 2011. The treasurer’s office has also been reduced in recent months as treasurer Matt Adamczyk fired the two employees in his office.
