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Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders reached an agreement Tuesday to a $256 million increase for the University of Wisconsin System — the largest funding increase in about two decades.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, told reporters Wednesday afternoon the Republican caucus supports a roughly $80 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System budget, saying the reform is needed to fix the “broken” process currently in place.
The Republican-controlled legislature cut two financial aid proposals for University of Wisconsin System students along with over 600 other items from Gov. Tony Evers’ 2025-27 Capital Budget, while also passing provisions approving statewide infrastructure projects.
University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman continued to push for an increase in state funding, defending the system’s 2025-27 biennial budget request at a committee hearing Thursday while impending federal funding cuts cast a long shadow over higher education in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld Gov. Tony Evers’ unprecedented partial veto that secured a $325 per-student annual funding increase for public schools through the year 2425, effectively locking in the increase for 400 years.
State agencies and the University of Wisconsin System failed to adequately track millions of dollars spent on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, according to audits released Friday, fueling ongoing Republican efforts to dismantle such programs.
Wisconsin schools will not comply with a directive from the Trump administration to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs until districts have more information, state superintendent Jill Underly said Wednesday.
University of Wisconsin-Madison leaders instructed all academic units to develop 5-10% budget reduction plans for the next fiscal year and implement fiscal controls for the remainder of the current year, citing “significant uncertainty” stemming from potential federal funding cuts to research and other programs, stop-work orders and impacts from tariffs.
After hours of heated debate Thursday, the Republican-controlled Assembly passed four bills aimed at restricting transgender youth and athletes in Wisconsin, a move that comes as transgender rights remain under attack at the national level.
Wisconsin’s incumbent State Superintendent Jill Underly and education consultant Brittany Kinser discussed their positions on education funding, school choice and student performance at a candidate forum Wednesday.
The Assembly passed a bill along party lines Tuesday that would require Wisconsin sheriffs to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and detain undocumented immigrants who commit crimes or risk losing state aid.
Lawmakers debated a Republican-backed bill Wednesday that would bar minors from receiving gender-affirming care, drawing backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates and community members.
At a pre-session news conference Thursday, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said the state Legislature is “somewhat hamstrung” and is waiting for the court to hand down decisions on gubernatorial veto powers and abortion rights to know how to proceed with creating the 2025-27 budget.
Democratic lawmakers announced Tuesday they will introduce a stopgap piece of legislation to help offset President Donald Trump administration’s cuts to federal grants and loans.
A study committee proposed a package of six bills aimed at strengthening youth mental health support and intervention at a Joint Legislative Council meeting Wednesday.
Wisconsin’s Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations proposed a package of legislation to protect students who wear tribal regalia, increase transparency and grant tribes more say in American Indian language studies in K-12 public schools at a Joint Legislative Council meeting Wednesday.
University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman and UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin spoke at the Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) Legislative Conference Tuesday, discussing Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal, in-state employment opportunities and mental health.
The Republican-controlled state Assembly passed a bill Wednesday that would require school boards to make curriculum and instructional materials available for inspection by district residents in a 54-43 vote along party lines.
In a 54-44 vote along party lines, lawmakers passed a Republican-backed bill Wednesday that would change how students’ academic achievement is measured in Wisconsin.
Gov. Tony Evers proposed an over $856 million investment in higher education, the largest two-year increase in state funding for the University of Wisconsin System in state history, during his 2025 budget address Tuesday.
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