The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse ranked No. 2 on U.S. News & World Reportâ??s list of the best colleges in the Midwest.
We mention that because of the fight thatâ??s going on in Madison between outgoing UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, and some legislators.
In a 3,000-word essay in the September issue of Madison Magazine, Wiley criticized WMC, the stateâ??s biggest business interest group, as being more interested in right-wing politics than economic development.
WMC has for the past two years spent $2 million to help elect conservative justices to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. It also supports conservative Republicans for other public offices.