Wisconsin State Journal: Republicans OK two more years of UW tuition freeze, reduce funding increase Capital Times: UW System’s Cross: ‘I feel like I’ve been kicked in the shins’ on budget committee vote Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Lawmakers …
Month: May 2019
Chancellor Blank reaction to Tuesday JFC vote
Chancellor Rebecca Blank shared the following statement Tuesday, May 28 after the passage of a Joint Committee on Finance motion that extended the resident tuition freeze for two years, but did not support funding the …
Committee to take up UW System budget Tuesday
The Joint Committee on Finance plans to vote on the 2019-21 budget for the UW System on Tuesday. The session is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., and can be streamed at WisconsinEye. Budget papers …
Budget committee approves pay bumps for state employees
The Joint Committee on Finance approved on Tuesday 2 percent pay increases in 2020 and 2021 for state workers, including UW System employees. The first of the increases would kick in Jan. 1, 2020, with …