If you asked University of Wisconsin System officials if they have a love-hate relationship with the state Legislature, they’d be right to respond, “Uh, where’s the love?”
With Republican majorities in the last two Legislatures, the UW System became a favorite target for budget cuts â?? and cutting comments.
Not that all of the cuts were misguided. The state was in particularly dire financial circumstances and the UW had to take its share of the burden. But it got more than its share.