Wisconsin Budget Proposal Includes Commitment to Free Speech on Campus
By Joe Cohn February 16, 2017
On February 8, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker introduced his budget proposal in the state legislature. Notably, Assembly Bill 64 includes an important section dedicated to promoting freedom of speech on public colleges and universities throughout the state.
Section 594. 36.02 of the proposal would require public institutions of higher education to adopt and maintain policies consistent with the free speech policy statement produced by the Committee on Freedom of Expression at the University of Chicago in 2015. Section 594 36.02 states, in part:
https://www.thefire.org/wisconsin-budget-proposal-includes-commitment-to-free-speech-on-campus/
