MADISON, WI (AP)-- Governor Scott Walker wants to cut 446 jobs, slash funding for public broadcasting and eliminate a college review board to help close the state's $2 billion deficit.
In his budget address Tuesday the governor said he wants to eliminate 200 vacant positions along with hundreds more in the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Corrections and other agencies.
Walker said he also hopes to eliminate $2 million in funding for the Educational Communications Board. The board operates public broadcasting. Also set to be slashed is a board that oversees 244 for-profit institutions across the state.
The proposal sparked outrage Wednesday as departments grappled with how they would handle the proposed layoffs. David Dies, the head of the college review board, said cutting his agency would be detrimental to students.