Dear Editor: As a resident of Wisconsin and student body president of UW-Eau Claire, I am frustrated and troubled by the biennial budget process this year.
We are one of the last states in the country to finalize a 2007-2009 biennial budget and we are nearly two months behind. Significant problems are occurring because of this complacency.
Currently, there are thousands of UW students unsure if they can attend school in September because the Wisconsin Higher Education Grant has not been determined. Also, the UW System Board of Regents had to set tuition with no indication of what the state’s allocation would be.