Gov. Scott Walker made several adjustments to his budget proposal in a letter to the Joint Finance Committee chairs on Monday, including restoring the statutory language about the Wisconsin Idea. The errata letter is sent to legislators to correct errors in the budget bill. The error message to lawmakers also calls for modifying the budget …
PROFS will host a forum on the 2015-17 state budget at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the Wisconsin Idea Room in the Education Building. The forum is free and open to the public. Panel members will include state representative and Joint Finance Committee member Chris Taylor, D-Madison, George Lightbourn, former Department of Administration Secretary under governors Tommy …
The key points of Governor Scott Walker’s 2015-17 biennial budget bill proposal that impact UW-Madison are summarized here. A full analysis of the budget bill has been completed by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau and can be found here.
Four public hearings on the 2015-17 state budget will be held over the next couple weeks by the Joint Finance Committee. The first will be March 18 at Brillion High School in Calumet County. It will be followed by a hearing on March 22 at Alverno College in Milwaukee, March 23 at UW-Barron County in Rice Lake and …
The Academic Staff Assembly voted Monday on resolutions calling for more study on a proposed public authority for the University of Wisconsin System and greater flexibility in the timing and amount of state budget cuts. Much of Monday’s discussion centered on the public authority proposed in Gov. Scott Walker’s 2015-17 budget. Representatives called for more …
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents voted unanimously Thursday to support a resolution calling for the legislature to substantially reduce the proposed base funding cuts to the UW System recommended in the Governor’s budget. The resolution further requested that the legislature grant long-sought flexibilities to the System, including a dedicated funding stream for …
The UW System Board of Regents will discuss the biennial budget and its potential effects at a meeting tomorrow at the Gordon Event and Dining Center. Video streaming of the meeting will be available here. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. tomorrow in the Gordon Dining and Event Center. The budget discussion is scheduled to begin at 12:15 …
UW System President Ray Cross and UW–Eau Claire Chancellor Jim Schmidt testified before the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee today. Cross summed up his testimony with three requests: approve the UW System Authority, approve the dedicated and stable funding stream, and reduce the proposed $300 million budget cut. “The reforms we are pursuing are the result …
The Faculty Senate on Monday called for more study of a proposal to convert the University of Wisconsin System from a state agency to a public authority and passed a measure opposing the removal of shared governance from state statute. The Senate approved a resolution stating that it cannot support a public authority until more …
UW System has released an FAQ and initial analysis of the public authority proposal in Governor Scott Walker’s budget. The Joint Finance Committee has begun agency briefings on the 2015-17 budget. UW System President Ray Cross is scheduled to testify tomorrow before the committee. Tomorrow’s hearing starts at 9 a.m. and can be viewed live at WisconsinEye.