tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426239.post115595099556272502..comments2023-06-12T10:08:26.187-05:00Comments on Lake Winneblogo: Regents vote for big spending increasesLake Winneblogohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063703316063246957noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426239.post-1156299460340567842006-08-22T21:17:00.000-05:002006-08-22T21:17:00.000-05:00You are right--legislators in Madison on both side...You are right--legislators in Madison on both sides see slicing up higher education as the easiest cut they can make. <BR/><BR/>If you mention reducing spending on roads or prisons, you will truly see the feathers fly! But helping our citizens get good a good education and build the economy doesn't make anyone down there interested.<BR/><BR/>However, the vitriol launched by republican legislators against the universities is unmatched by anything coming from the other side.Lake Winneblogohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09063703316063246957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426239.post-1156195082766461082006-08-21T16:18:00.000-05:002006-08-21T16:18:00.000-05:00It's not just the Republicans. The $250 million c...It's not just the Republicans. The $250 million cut that just about massacred the System was Jim Doyle's proposal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426239.post-1156184827900318222006-08-21T13:27:00.000-05:002006-08-21T13:27:00.000-05:00Lake Winneblago, you correctly pointed out that th...Lake Winneblago, you correctly pointed out that this request is not going to help with a majority of the problems current students complain about. However increased enrollment in some of the the most popular/needed major areas (nursing, teaching) will help those specific groups of students as the proposal incledes funding for new professors, and classes.<BR/><BR/>In all reality this does next to nothing for current students but gives administration another thing to dangle out there as a carrot which they will want everyone to focus on. I'm keeping my eye on the cuts that I expect to see from the legislature, and particularly the modest tuition increase proposed. Although I no longer have to pay it, its still something I will watch. Too bad the republicans in the Legislature have something against the UW System...they sure do know how to take it out on us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com