GOP JFC omnibus motion on UW would freeze tuition, reject Walker’s cut

The Joint Finance Committee is expected to reject Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut tuition and instead opt for continuing the freeze for in-state undergrads. Walker had proposed keeping the freeze for the next year and then cutting tuition by 5 percent in 2018-19 while backfilling that with $35 million in general purpose revenue. But the Joint Finance co-chairs told reporters today the committe...