University of Wisconsin System leaders appear to be scrambling after learning their cut in state taxpayer support over the 2011-13 biennium will be significantly deeper than anticipated. Gov. Scott Walker?s 2011-13 biennial budget, which was signed into law over the summer, reduces state support for the UW System by $250 million. While that blow was significant ? tying the record cut of $250 million to the UW System by former Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle over the 2003-05 biennium ? it now appears the hit will jump by at least another $65.7 million over the next two years.
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