WE NEED TO LEAVE IT THERE. RICK ESENBERG, THANKS VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. >> WISCONSIN REPUBLICAN
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UW OVER
RELEASING BUDGET APPROVED PAY RAISES, $32 MILLION IN CUTS OVER
DEI PROGRAMS AND FUNDING OF A NEW ENGINEERING BUILDING AT
UW-MADISON. A NOTE, PBS WISC ONSIN IS PART OF
UW-MADISON. THE DEAL INCLUDES ENACTING THE
4% SALARY INCREASES FOR 35,000 UW STAFF.
THE RELEASE OF 32 MILLION STATE DOLLARS HELD BACK OVER DIVERSITY
PROGRAMS, AND FUNDING FOR A NEW UW MADISON ENGINEERING BUILDING.
IN RETURN, THE UNIVERSITY AGREES TO A FREEZE IN THE NUMBER OF DEI
POSITIONS, WITH A THIRD OF THOSE JOBS TO FOCUS ON ACADEMIC
SUCCESS AND THE CREATION OF AN ENDOWED SHARE POSITION TO FOCUS
ON CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL THOUGHT.
>> TODAY'S AGREEMENT REFLECTS WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE IN THE
BEST INTERESTS OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN AND
ALL WISCONSINITES TO FIND A PATH FORWARD ON THE ISSUE THE SPEAKER
HAS RAISED IN A WAY THAT ENABLES ALL OF OUR UNIVERSITIES TO
BETTER SERVE STUDENTS AND THE BETTER SERVE STUDENTS AND THE