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The extent of how the decision will affect UW-Madison wont be immediately known, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said in a statement to campus.

The extent of how the decision will affect UW-Madison wont be immediately known, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said in a statement to campus.

The extent of how the decision will affect UW-Madison wont be immediately known, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said in a statement to campus.

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

Wisconsin Republicans want to slash funding to the University of Wisconsin over DEI efforts, but Democrats are defiant. The stalemate has put the entire state budget on ice. A fierce battle over diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education is being waged in the Wisconsin State Assembly, where it has temporarily paralyzed the state budget vote.

By Harm Venhuizen | The Associated Press FILE - Attendees watch the 170th University of Wisconsin-Madison commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium in

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.

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...

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."

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.