John Nygren says the UW independent authority proposal supported by the governor and the regents of the University is dead in the water. This proposal was part of a package that included a huge cut in money to the University system, but with the independent authority as a way for the University to get back some of the money.
Now what remains to be seen is if the legislature still makes draconian cuts to the budget while taking the authority away. This is another of those recent rebellions against Walker's plans and I'm certain we will be seeing more of it. Normally I would congratulate changes against Walker's budget proposals, but it sounds likely that this will set up a lose-lose situation for the University system.
I used to believe that the big print giveth and the small print taketh away. In the Walker administration it's beginning to look like the small and big print are both taking.