Senate Republicans were said to be weighing a $40 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System and across- the-board cuts to several state agencies but had yet to introduce long-awaited budget amendments by late Thursday.
Among the revisions, Republicans were preparing a dramatic change to the way the state collects and spends money, requiring any revenue that exceeds specified levels go into a special fund off-limits to legislators unless the governor and three-fourths of the Legislature approve using the money.
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