MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are joining their rival Republicans’ call for University of Wisconsin System officials to freeze tuition.
A Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo released last week shows the system finished the 2012 fiscal year with nearly $650 million in reserves, including $414 million in surplus tuition dollars. Republicans are questioning how the Board of Regents could justify raising tuition for six straight years in light of the massive reserves.
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