MADISON, Wis. â?? Gov. Jim Doyleâ??s plan to promise higher education to eighth-graders who meet certain goals during high school moved a step closer to reality on Tuesday after clearing the Legislatureâ??s budget committee.
The Joint Finance Committee also kept alive Doyleâ??s plans to increase state funding by $21.4 million to begin plans to add more seats and programs at University of Wisconsin System campuses and give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants who graduate from Wisconsin high schools.