Ghost of Scott Walker past visits chairs of Joint Finance Committee

 

Headline:  Wisconsin State Journal, 6/18/2025

Kimberly Wethel reports:

The cut was first reported by Civic Media on Monday night. By contrast, the UW system had requested an increase in state aid of $856 million. The committee had been slated to take up the UW system’s budget on Tuesday but punted it for unspecified reasons. 

Budget committee co-chairs Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, and Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, did not confirm the proposed cut to the UW system to reporters ahead of the budget committee’s meeting Tuesday, saying only that they had decided not to take up the universities’ budget. 

Spokespeople for Assembly Speaker Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, did not immediately respond to requests to confirm the proposed amount or provide additional comment. 

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