Wisconsin Assembly approves eliminating race-based UW programs, rulemaking restrictions

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 944

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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The Wisconsin Assembly advanced proposals that would restrict executive rulemaking powers and eliminate “race-based” programs in higher education Thursday.

Wisconsin Republicans have been looking for ways to limit agencies’ administrative rulemaking abilities and exercise additional control over the process in the aftermath of several state Supreme Court rulings.

One of those rulings, the Evers v. Marklein II decision issued on July 8, 2025, found unconstitutional statutes that allowed the 10-member Joint Committee on …

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