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 …
Month: May 2013
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 …
Statement by Chancellor Ward on governor’s modified budget recommendation
It is likely that you have heard the news of the governor’s revised budget proposal that includes a two-year freeze on UW System tuition and reduces the amount of additional funding provided to the system …
UW System statement on Gov. Walker’s budget changes
The University of Wisconsin System released the following statement regarding proposed changes to the 2013-15 biennial state budget: MADISON, Wis. – Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch today asked legislative leaders to make changes to …
Updated Statement by Chancellor Ward on UW Fund Balances
Interim Chancellor David Ward issued the following statement on Monday, May 6, 2013. I have appreciated the discussion I have heard on campus regarding the fund balances carried by University of Wisconsin System schools. As …