3-1-23 republican lawmakers propose limiting uw tuition increases

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican head of the state Assembly’s higher education committee wants to limit future University of Wisconsin tuition increases to no more than the rate of inflation, an idea that comes after a decade of frozen tuition. The proposal from Rep. David Murphy and Sen. Andre Jacque, both Republicans, would prohibit the UW Board of Regents from increasing in-state undergraduate tuitions and fees by more than the previous year’s rate of inflation. They circulated it Tuesday for co-sponsors. Gov. Tony Evers says he hasn’t seen the bill, but he supports keeping tuition “at a reasonable level.”