Editorial writers agree: State should do more for UW in 2009-11 budget

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel asks the governor and Legislature to make sure the new state budget helps UW-Milwaukee move forward on its efforts to spur research. (“This will be an economic driver in an economy hereabouts that needs a boost,” the editorial says.) Read article.

The more conservative Wisconsin State Journal calls Doyle’s proposal “underwhelming,” with too many tax hikes and temporary band-aids, but it also takes him to task for not doing enough for higher education, “meaning UW-Madison, other four-year campuses and technical colleges are again being asked to do more with less…” Read article.