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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says in a newspaper report that he wont sign the state budget if Republican lawmakers cut funding for the states university systems diversity officers and initiatives.

The bill boosts funding to local governments and includes a series of policy provisions aimed at Milwaukee and communities across the state.

The bill boosts funding to local governments and includes a series of policy provisions aimed at Milwaukee and communities across the state.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday in a newspaper report that he won't sign the state budget if Republican lawmakers follow through on their plan to cut funding for the state university system's diversity officers, escalating a bitter fight over dollars for the state campuses. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he wants to cut $32 million from the UW System in the state's 2023-25 budget, an amount he said is equal to what the system spends o...

Speaker Robin Vos told reporters he was weighing the cut to the UW System as a way to defund diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Evers reportedly told a group of reporters during a tour of a Monroe-area cheese manufacturer that any attempt to cut the Systems budget would be a "ridiculous effort."

The bill boosts funding to local governments and includes a series of policy provisions aimed at Milwaukee and communities across the state.

Tony Evers, the governor of Wisconsin, claims he will not sign the state budget if Republicans cut funding for diversity officers at the University of Wisconsin.

The school spending provisions were key to a \

The school spending provisions were key to a "grand bargain" between Evers and Republican leaders on a separate bill on local government funding.