Student government leaders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison said Thursday they are disappointed Gov. Scott Walker decided to remove the tuition cap from his budget proposal, despite being pleased with the amount of money allocated to the UW System.
Associated Students of Madison Chair Andrew Bulovsky said on ASM’s behalf he was disappointed Walker did not address rising tuition costs, given this year’s undergraduate tuition breached the five figure mark for the first time. The governor previously instituted a 5.5 percent tuition cap, which would be removed under his new budget.
“It’s starting to become very expensive for a lot of students, especially the average student in the state,” Bulovsky said. “It’s not as accessible as it once was.”
Still, Bulovsky said he was pleased with the additional $181 million investment in the UW System in what he called “one of the best budgets [the university] has seen in awhile.” The new investments include funding for the new UW Flex Option degree program and campus construction projects.
