MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — State lawmakers delay a funding request from the Department of Public Instruction.
The Joint Committee on Finance on Tuesday tapped the brakes on $1 million in additional operational funding for DPI.
“Within the last couple hours, a media report came out, a Dairyland Sentinel report regarding taxpayer use of funds at a resort for a conference. And since it’s so new, we just want the opportunity to at least review what’s going on there,” said Committee co-chair Representative Mark Born.
WPR reports that Republican operative Brian Fraley’s Dairyland Sentinel newsletter reported that DPI spent more than $360,000 on a four-day meeting at a Dells waterpark in 2024. Born said the committee has time to reassess the request before the legislative session ends.
A spokesperson said DPI has been “singled out” and will need to consider layoffs if the funding doesn’t get approved.