Senate passes GOP budget that cuts taxes, reduces UW aid

The state would reduce income taxes by $3.5 billion, fund a boost in shared revenue and cut $32 million in state aid for the UW System under a $98.7 billion state budget that cleared the state Senate 20-13 today. GOP state Sens. Rob Hutton, of Brookfield, and Steve Nass, of Whitewater, were the only members to cross party lines on the vote, opposing the budget. Nass ripped the document his caucus ...