LeMahieu opposes Vos withholding UW pay raises over DEI

Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says he doesn`t support Assembly Speaker Robin Vos` move to block pay raises for those working at the Universities of Wisconsin until diversity, equity and inclusion programs are eliminated.

Pay raises for state employees, including UW workers, were included in the state budget passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Tony Evers this summer. The 6 percent pay increase would be spread over the next two years. Before those raises could go into effect, the Legislature`s Joint Committee on Employee Relations had to sign off...