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Layla Merrifield on funding for Wisconsin technical colleges

Wisconsin Technical College System President Layla Merrifield discusses a provision in a failed state budget surplus deal that would have provided aid to its schools and reduced local property taxes.

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

May 15, 2026

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Layla Merrifield on how a budget surplus deal would have provided aid to tech colleges.

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