MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker has officially asked the Legislature to keep the University of Wisconsin’s guiding principle known as the “Wisconsin Idea” intact.
Walker was ridiculed in February for adding career readiness to the university’s mission statement while dropping references to public service and seeking a broader truth.
Walker called the rewrite an unintentional mistake, even though emails showed his administration clearly ordered the word change.
Walker’s administration on Monday sent a letter to the Legislature’s budget committee formally asking that the “Wisconsin Idea” be maintained with no changes. Requests from governors to make revisions to their budget proposals are routine before the committee begins taking action on the plan.
The Joint Finance Committee planned to start taking votes on Walker’s budget on Wednesday.
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