University of Wisconsin–Madison

Author: kjmcmullen2

Blank lays out budget landscape to campus

UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says the upcoming debate over the state’s biennial is particularly important for the university, as well as for the economic health of Wisconsin. “The higher education system in this state is central to its long-term economic competitiveness and growth,” Blank says in a recent post on her blog, Blank’s Slate. “Having …

Governor spares journalism center, approves delay in HRDesign

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 that the governor listened to many concerned voices and vetoed a provision that would have prohibited the Wisconsin Center for …

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 a compensation plan for classified employees. For most UW–Madison employees, the pay increase is the first since 2008, said Vice …

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 week. Walker is expected to issue his vetoes and sign the bill next week. Ward is asking Walker to use …

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, Senate Minority Leader Peter Barca, Assembly Minority Leader From: David Ward, Interim Chancellor I am writing in reference to a …