Chancellor Blank posted the following blog entry on “Blank’s Slate.” Gov. Scott Walker on Sunday, July 12, signed the bill that lays out the state of Wisconsin’s spending plan for the next two years. I …
Month: July 2015
Governor lets tenure move stand; vetoes changes to student fees, academic staff appointments
Gov. Scott Walker issued his budget message Monday, including vetoes to some provisions affecting UW-Madison and the UW System. Walker let stand changes that remove tenure from state statute and place it in Board of …
Blank seeks vetoes on tenure, shared governance and indefinite academic staff appointments
Chancellor Rebecca Blank today sent two letters to Gov. Scott Walker requesting vetoes of provisions in the 2015-17 state budget. The first letter, regarding changes tenure and shared governance at UW System schools, can be read …
State budget passes Assembly, awaits Walker signature
The Assembly passed a state budget early Thursday morning by a vote of 52-46. The spending plan contains $250 million in cuts to UW System, among other provisions. It next heads to Governor Scott Walker …
Budget passes Senate, heads to Assembly
The Wisconsin Senate passed the state budget late Tuesday on a 18-15 vote. An amendment by Senator Fred Risser to restore $250 million in funding to UW System failed. The budget next heads to the Assembly …
Blank reacts to Joint Finance Committee wrap-up
Chancellor Rebecca Blank issued a statement Friday in response to Thursday’s final meeting of the Joint Committee on Finance. The 2015-17 state budget next goes to the full Assembly and Senate. “I am disappointed that …