Now for a look at other Wisconsin budget news.
A new research center named after former governor Tommy
Thompson may soon be coming to UW-Madison.
The proposed center would fund academic research on public
policy and government.
It would also connect faculty members with lawmakers in an
attempt to improve public policy.
The center would be funded with $3 million of public money in
the 2017-2019 state budget as well as private funding.
The center already has the support of Governor Walker,
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank,
and several other state representatives.
Not everyone is a fan of the project however.
Democratic Representative Gordon Hintz of Oshkosh is worried the
center would produce conservative-leaning research,
despite claims that the center would be non-partisan.