Tom Still: Academic R&D pays for itself in terms of jobs and economic growth

MADISON ââ?¬â?? As the Legislatureââ?¬â?¢s budget-writing committee wrestles with balancing the stateââ?¬â?¢s biennial budget, calls for additional cuts in spending by the University of Wisconsin System will likely move front and center. In some ways, thatââ?¬â?¢s logical: The UW System budget is one of the stateââ?¬â?¢s five biggest spending programs.