GOP Lawmakers Reject Governor's Spending Bump For UW System

WPR: Republican legislators on Tuesday rejected Gov. Tony Evers' proposed $130 million state funding increase for the University of Wisconsin System, a move that system leadership likened to a kick in the shins.

The Legislature's budget committee voted 12-4 to approve a smaller state funding increase of about $58 million for the UW System. Of that, $45 million would be subject to later committee approval after the system provides a report on how it would spend the money. Republicans voted in favor of the proposal and Democrats against.

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