A new report says that UW-Madison generates more than $12 billion dollars a year in economic activity in Wisconsin and supports nearly 130 thousand jobs across the state. The school’s Chancellor says those numbers are a good reason for the that campus to have more independence. Teresa Shipley has more.
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