UW System seeks additional $108 million in state aid in budget request

The UW System is requesting an increase of $108 million in state aid during the next two-year budget, much of it through the performance-based funding championed by Gov. Scott Walker and GOP lawmakers. Under the request, which the Board of Regents is set to consider later this week at its Madison meeting, the System is asking for an additional $82.5 million in performance-based funding and $25 mi...