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Lawmakers cut UW System budget, targeting diversity staffing

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

June 23, 2023

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The Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee voted cutting UW System funding to eliminate diversity and equity positions — Gov. Tony Evers threatened a veto of the full budget in response.

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