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UW System funding and benefits should be ‘no-brainers’ but aren’t (Spooner Advocate)

MADISON– Investing in Wisconsinâ??s higher education through the University of Wisconsin System should be a â??no-brainer,â? but thatâ??s not the case these days.

Last week, the Wisconsin Legislatureâ??s Joint Committee on Finance voted to increase UW funding by $149 million, but the issue has fallen into the partisan political pit now masquerading as the Legislature.