Gov. Jim Doyle on Monday vetoed a bill that would have required geographic diversity among University of Wisconsin System regents, saying the change would undermine the systemâ??s governance. The bill, approved by lawmakers last month, would have carved the state into seven geographic districts and required governors to appoint at least one regent to the 18-member board from each starting in 2012. Supporters of the change complained Doyle had appointed too many regents from Madison and Milwaukee, which was unfair to campuses in other areas.
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