GOP slashes UW System budget by $32M over diversity programs

Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin voted to cut the University of Wisconsin System's budget by $32 million, leaving the university nearly half a billion dollars short of what it requested. The cut comes in reaction to Republican anger over diversity, equity and inclusion programs on the system's 13 universities. The university system could get the $32 million back at a later date if it shows how it would be spent on workforce development efforts, and not diversity, equity and inclusion programs, lawmakers said.