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Lawmakers Slash U-W Improvements, Cultural Center (WPR)

(MADISON) Funding for new University of Wisconsin residence halls, repairs to the UW-Madison student union and a Hmong Cultural Center all got the axe in budget talks last week.

Republicans on the Legislatureâ??s budget panel voted to strip out millions in bonding that Governor Jim Doyle set aside to pay for the projects. Among those cut include suite-style dorms at five campuses including the UW-Madison and UW-Oshkosh.
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