"At a minimum, on behalf of students and their families, I am asking legislative leaders to freeze tuition increases..."

"... for two years for the entire UW System during their deliberations on the budget," said Governor Scott Walker, seizing the political advantage after the revelation that the University of Wisconsin System has a $648 million cash reserve.

UW System President Kevin Reilly had just announced tuition would go up 2% in each of the next 2 years, which was supposed to sound like a break, since tuition had gone up 5.5% in each of the last 6 years, 5.5% being the maximum permitted by law.