MADISON, Wis. â?? Even though both sides agreed that a 4 percent cap on tuition at the University of Wisconsin was a good idea, Democrats and Republicans couldnâ??t reach a compromise on how much money the system should get from the state over the next two years.
Not that the stalemate should come as a surprise.
Over more than two weeks and five meetings, all a bipartisan committee of lawmakers trying to pass a budget have been able to agree to are 571 noncontroversial items already cleared by both the Senate and Assembly.