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The proposed budget cut is the latest escalation in a clash between Republicans and the UW System over campus diversity offices.

Republican state lawmakers were poised Tuesday to cut funding for University of Wisconsin campuses as the GOP-controlled Legislature and school officials continue to clash over efforts to promote diversity and inclusion.

Wisconsin Republicans appear poised to cut funding for the University of Wisconsin system.The vote follows intense debate over the school system's spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives."I hope we have the ability to eliminate that spending. The university should have already chosen to redirect it to something that is more productive and more broadly

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos had called for the UW System to cut all DEI positions last month, claiming the offices have contributed to racial divides.

Republican lawmakers have suspended a vote on funding for University of Wisconsin campuses, just hours after a top GOP leader promised to slash the college system’s budget as part of

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos had called for the UW System to cut all DEI positions last month, claiming the offices have contributed to racial divides.

GOP threatens to cut $32 million in funds from University of Wisconsin

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says in a newspaper report that he wont sign the state budget...

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.