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Members of the Wisconsin Legislature’s budget-writing committee have given their approval to $1.5 billion in building projects.
Almost $629-million is going to projects for the University of Wisconsin System.
Democratic Governor Tony Evers had proposed spending $2.3 billion on the projects, but the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee left more than $800-million in spending on the table.
Republicans say the governor was being irresponsible with his proposals, while they approve a reasonable expenditure on the projects.
Democrats say the majority party is missing opportunities to complete some needed work.
