Thursday, May 23, 2013

Walker proposes UW system budget changes, tuition freeze - Madeleine Behr, THE BADGER HERALD

University of Wisconsin students would see a two-year tuition freeze, and the UW System would get less funds than originally proposed, under changes Gov. Scott Walker made to his proposed budget Wednesday. The changes, including a $94.4 million decrease from the $181 million Walker originally proposed, were outlined in a letter from Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch to the Legislature’s finance committee. The letter came weeks after lawmakers learned of $648 million in reserves at UW System, $414 million of which came from tuition. http://badgerherald.com/news/2013/05/16/walker_proposes_uw_s.php