Inside Higher Ed pointed yours truly to the item below (excerpt):
Republicans in the Legislature abandoned a proposal Tuesday by GOP Gov. Scott Walker
to spin off the University of Wisconsin System as a separate government
authority, but said they are committed to giving campuses more
flexibility to manage budget cuts. The co-chairs of the Legislature's budget committee — Rep. John Nygren
(R-Marinette) and Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) — said they hoped
to reduce Walker's proposed $300 million in cuts, but they didn't know
by how much. They are awaiting estimates this week that will tell them
whether revenue will be higher than earlier projections...
Their announcement came the same day two business groups in Milwaukee
and Madison urged lawmakers to limit any cuts to UW to avoid harm to
the state's economy. "As the governor's budget works through
the legislative process, we encourage lawmakers to keep in mind the
important role the instruction, research and workforce training
happening on campuses across the state play in building our economy,"
said a statement from Tim Sheehy, president of the Metropolitan
Milwaukee Association of Commerce...
Full story at http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/scott-walkers-proposed-cut-to-owi-treatment-tops-panels-agenda-b99493883z1-302562311.html
Inside Higher Ed summary at https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/05/06/wisconsin-governors-higher-ed-autonomy-plan-killed
The guv's proposal apparently didn't smell right. Still, undoubtedly, there are those who find it appealing:
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