Thompson says GOP told him no tuition increase
January 27, 2021 11:26 AM Site staff
MADISON, Wis. (AP) University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson says Republican legislative leaders warned him not to include any tuition increases in the system’s budget request or the spending plan would go nowhere.
Wisconsin Public Radio reported that Thompson spoke Monday at a panel discussion hosted by the Wisconsin Policy Forum. The panel focused on lagging state support for the system.
Thompson was asked whether it was time to consider ending an eight-year freeze on in-state undergraduate tuition. He said Republicans told him if he asked for a tuition increase the system’s budget wouldn’t go anywhere.
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University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson says Republican legislative leaders warned him not to include any tuition increases in the system s budget request, or the spending plan would go nowhere.
Thompson spoke Monday at a panel discussion hosted by the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The panel focused on lagging state support for the system.
Thompson was asked whether it was time to consider ending an eight-year freeze on in-state undergraduate tuition.
He said Republicans told him if he asked for a tuition increase the system s budget wouldn t go anywhere.
The system wants a nearly $100 million boost in state aid in the 2021-23 state budget but hasn t asked to lift the tuition freeze.
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Thompson says GOP told him no UW tuition increase
January 26, 2021 12:06 PM Associated Press
UW System President Tommy Thompson speaking with News 3 Now during a Zoom call Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson says Republican legislative leaders warned him not to include any tuition increases in the system’s budget request or the spending plan would go nowhere.
Wisconsin Public Radio reports that Thompson spoke Monday at a panel discussion hosted by the Wisconsin Policy Forum. The panel focused on lagging state support for the system.
Thompson was asked whether it was time to consider ending an eight-year freeze on in-state undergraduate tuition. He said Republicans told him if he asked for a tuition increase the system’s budget wouldn’t go anywhere.
UW System COVID-19 surge testing sites to stay open
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Coronavirus Disease 2019
and last updated 2021-01-25 14:51:13-05
MADISON (NBC 26) â Community COVID-19 surge testing sites at UW System campuses will stay open into the spring, University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson announced Monday.
Most of the 22 surge testing sites were scheduled to close. However, officials in the UW System said the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be providing thousands of more tests for use across Wisconsin in the coming weeks. Specifically, 140,000 additional Abbott BinaxNOW tests and associated confirmatory PCR tests will be provided.