Legislature, UW System not on same page

Megan Twohey reports on University of Wisconsin System budget issues in today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Compared with Minnesota and Illinois, Wisconsin has lower family incomes and fewer large employers. Legislators here are more inclined to make a fuss over the six-figure salaries and lifetime employment enjoyed by many university officials.

"A lot of people in Wisconsin are working for $10 or $12 an hour," Schultz [state Senate majority leader Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center)] said. "When they hear about some of these personnel practices that have gotten a lot of attention, they're like, 'Why am I paying for this?' "