A proposal by the governor has lawmakers in the Chippewa Valley wondering if he’s leaving western Wisconsin out in the cold.
The UW System has recommended that UW-Eau Claire’s plan to update its education building be given priority for state funding. But the governor is recomending $240 million worth of projects for UW-Milwaukee’s campus. As a result, UWEC’s project was taken off the list.
“I always drive in the morning and I always see the cranes in the distance at Luther Hospital. And it’s like gee, maybe someday we’ll get some cranes on our campus and actually build something new,” says UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich.