Gov. Scott Walker signed the 2013-15 state budget bill on June 30, 2013, putting into law a spending plan for state government for the next two years. Interim Chancellor David Ward says he is pleased …
Year: 2013
Update: 1 percent wage increases approved
The Joint Committee on Employment Relations today approved Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal for a 1 percent wage increase in each of the next two years for state employees, including UW–Madison employees. The committee also approved …
Ward asks for vetoes of WCIJ, HR Design provisions
Interim Chancellor David Ward today sent two letters to Gov. Scott Walker requesting vetoes on provisions in the 2013-15 budget bill. The bill is on Walker’s desk after passing the Assembly and the Senate this …
Ward letter on Joint Finance WCIJ action
Below is a letter from Interim Chancellor David Ward delivered to Wisconsin legislative leadership on Friday, June 14. June 14, 2013 To: Scott Fitzgerald, Senate Majority Leader Robin Vos, Speaker of the Assembly Chris Larson, …
Ward: Update on state budget
The following message was distributed to the campus community on Thursday, June 6 from Interim Chancellor David Ward. Colleagues, Many of you are rightfully concerned about the amount of funding cut from the UW System …
Statement from Bob Lavigna on HR Design
Office of Human Resources Director Bob Lavignia shared a message with the campus community Thursday, June 6 on the status of HR Design. In the 2011-13 state budget, UW–Madison and the UW System were granted …
Committee amends, approves UW budget provisions
The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) on Thursday recommended providing the UW System $89 million less in the next biennium than Gov. Scott Walker proposed in his amended budget, and delayed for two years the implementation of …
UW System press release on Joint Finance Committee budget action
MADISON, Wis. – The legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance today advanced a budget that cuts state funding for the University of Wisconsin System by $66 million over two years and requires that UW reallocate $78 …
Chancellor Ward statement on Joint Finance Committee’s budget action
Interim Chancellor David Ward has issued the following statement regarding the Joint Finance Committee’s action on the UW System budget: “The governor’s amended proposal for UW System funding was challenging but manageable. While I understand …
Committee takes up UW System budget Thursday
The state legislature’s Joint Finance Committee is scheduled to consider Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal for the UW System’s 2013-15 biennial budget on Thursday. The meeting is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. The Legislative Fiscal …