Republicans take skeptical view of UW system’s ‘make-or-break’ funding request

Republicans take skeptical view of UW system’s ‘make-or-break’ funding request

Reading Time: 4 minutesAt an April 1 hearing, in a sign of what the most contentious issues will be in this year’s state budget, the Republican-controlled budget committee only heard from two state agencies: Corrections and the Universities of Wisconsin system.UW system President Jay Rothman told lawmakers he agreed with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ assessment that the 2025-27 biennial state budget is a “make it or break it” budget year for the p…