UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN | $2B CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST Reviled Humanities Building would finally go, new dorms would rise under UW capital budget TEAGAN KING Aug 18, 2026 Aug 18, 2026 Updated 28 mins ago Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Top stories for Aug. 17, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal kAm%96 &?:G6CD:E:6D @7 (:D4@?D:? :D 282:? C6BF6DE:?8 >@?6J E@ 56>@=:D9 2?5 C6=@42E6 &(\|25:D@?’D |@DD6 wF>2?:E:6D qF:=5:?8 2?5 E@ 3F:=5 ?6H C6D:56?46 92==D]k^AmkAm%96 wF>2?:E:6D qF:=5:?8 AC@;64E E@AD E96 =:DE @7 >2;@C C6BF6DED :?4=F565 :? E96 DJDE6>’D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]H:D4@?D:?]65F^C686?ED^5@H?=@25^>66E:?80>2E6C:2=D^a_ae0>66E:?80>2E6C:2=D^|66E:?8\q@@<\\\r2A:E2=\!=2??:?8\U2>Aj\qF586E\r@>>:EE66\WpF8FDE\a_[\a_aeX]A57Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmSa 3:==:@? 42A:E2= 3F586E C6BF6DE 7@C a_af\ahk^2m[ C6=62D65 |@?52J] %96 C6BF6DE D66<D Sceb]d >:==:@? 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UW system plan would train 300,000, create 2,500 businesses The Universities of Wisconsin plans to seek $240 million solely for economic development initiatives for the upcoming biennium.
UW system requests $730 million to fund 2-year tuition freeze, AI infrastructure The $730 million budget request comes amid changeups in the governor’s office and the statehouse.
