Walker officially retracts Wisconsin Idea deletion

MADISON - Gov. Scott Walker has officially asked the Legislature to keep the University of Wisconsin's guiding principle known as the "Wisconsin Idea" intact.

Walker was ridiculed in February for adding career readiness to the university's mission statement while dropping references to public service and seeking a broader truth.

Walker called the rewrite an unintentional mistake, even though emails showed his administration clearly ordered the word change.

Full story: WJFW

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