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Home » Press Releases » Sen. Wimberger: UW passing bureaucratic costs onto Wisconsinites
MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Gillett) released the following statement after the Universities of Wisconsin announced a proposed plan to increase tuition rates yet again by 2% and student housing costs by 2.8% at each of its member campuses, starting with the 2026-27 academic year: “On top of passing a 5 percent tuition increase last year and receiving $256 million in our most recent state b...