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Officials brace for $90 million System cut
Alison Pelleymounter
Issue date: 9/12/05 Section: Campus News
In addition, although Doyle's original budget recommendations provided domestic partner benefits for university employees, the Legislature removed the provision from the final budget.
Rep. Rob Kreibich, R-Eau Claire, was one of four republicans to vote against the legislative version of the budget. He said the process of passing a budget is difficult because legislators have only an up-or-down vote.
"You have to weight the good versus the bad, and in this budget, I just felt there was more bad than good," Kreibich said.
Kreibich also criticized UW System officials for continuing to raise tuition.
"You can't allow the Legislature or the Board of Regents to have an unlimited funding source," he said, "and that's what we've seen when it comes to tuition."
Soll said he expects tuition increases to stay between the Regents-approved 5 to 7 percent next year.
Eau Claire sophomore David Prahl works on campus and said he sees cuts that could be made to minimize raises in tuition.
"I don't think it's fair to continually raise student tuition," he said. "The university could be more efficient with its funds.
"In the end it's all about students learning, and I think they forget that."
Rep. Rob Kreibich, R-Eau Claire, was one of four republicans to vote against the legislative version of the budget. He said the process of passing a budget is difficult because legislators have only an up-or-down vote.
"You have to weight the good versus the bad, and in this budget, I just felt there was more bad than good," Kreibich said.
Kreibich also criticized UW System officials for continuing to raise tuition.
"You can't allow the Legislature or the Board of Regents to have an unlimited funding source," he said, "and that's what we've seen when it comes to tuition."
Soll said he expects tuition increases to stay between the Regents-approved 5 to 7 percent next year.
Eau Claire sophomore David Prahl works on campus and said he sees cuts that could be made to minimize raises in tuition.
"I don't think it's fair to continually raise student tuition," he said. "The university could be more efficient with its funds.
"In the end it's all about students learning, and I think they forget that."