Associated Students of Madison representatives said they would not pursue a motion originally proposed at their meeting Feb. 13 to remove Chair Bryan Gadow and Vice Chair Emily McWilliams.
Representatives had cited concerns with the two leaders regarding fiscal matters and their response to Chancellor John Wiley's decision to grant funding eligibility to Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan.
According to Representative Jackie Helmrick, the two sides have resolved their differences and come to a consensus about the role of the chair and the vice chair in the organization in general and regarding these particular cases.
Gov. Jim Doyle has reached a tentative compact agreement with the Forest County Potowatomi that gives the tribe extended gaming rights in exchange for giving the state an increased cut of the tribe's gambling profits.
According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the deal expands the tribe's contribution from its current $8 million per year to $50 million by 2005, and reserves roughly $77 million in funds to offset cuts to the UW System.
The Potowatomi agreement, like a tentative agreement Doyle made with the Oneida last week, has no expiration date, leading Republican lawmakers to protest the compacts' perpetuity.
Doyle expects to obtain $237 million from the combined compacts of Wisconsin's 11 American Indian tribes. The money would offset the state's projected $3.2 billion budget deficit.
