Wisconsin governor vows budget veto if GOP cuts diversity funds from university system
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he wants to cut $32 million from the UW System in the state’s 2023-25 budget, an amount he said is equal to what the system spends on diversity officers. He said during a news conference Wednesday that diversity efforts have become liberals’ “new religion” and tax dollars shouldn’t be used to help them.“For people on the left, become their new religion,” Vos said.
Vos appeared unfazed at a second news conference Wednesday afternoon, saying he doesn’t believe Evers would veto the entire budget over one issue. He said if Evers were to do so, Republicans would begin work on a new spending plan in October and force the governor to explain why months have gone by without new funding.
Tensions between Republicans who control the Legislature and the state’s university system are nothing new. But the fight this year centers on issues of free speech and UW’s work to advance diversity and racial equity.
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