No action yet geared toward 'high demand' fields

One of the promises Gov. Scott Walker made while campaigning for re-election in 2014 was this one:

"Commit to increasing higher education grants so more students can afford college and target these investments in high demand fields of study for students who commit to staying in Wisconsin."

To check on the status of this promise, we contacted Walker spokeswoman Laurel Patrick in late December 2015. Patrick said the governor's 2015-'17 state budget increased scholarships for technical college students. But she didn't cite any initiative specifically for students in "high demand" fields who commit to staying in Wisconsin after college.

The governor is expected to announce new legislative initiatives in early 2016 and later he will fashion a 2017-'19 state budget.

But for the moment we rate this promise as Stalled.