Did lackluster lobbying cost the University of Wisconsin System millions of dollars during this year’s budget deliberations? Three veteran Democratic lawmakers believe it did.
The three – Reps. Mark Pocan of Madison and Marlin Schneider of Wisconsin Rapids and Sen. Russ Decker of Schofield – say the UW didn’t do enough to head off potential cuts sought by Republicans.
….”For a lot of very smart people, they do a lot of things that aren’t very bright,” said Pocan, a finance committee member whose district includes the UW-Madison.