The Madison Region Economic Partnership, the economic development agency for the eight-county region surrounding the state Capitol, has passed a resolution calling for a reduction in the level of cuts proposed to the UW System in the 2015-17 state budget. “Though the MadREP Board of Directors rarely weighs in on legislative matters, we determined that …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s overall economic impact statewide is $15 billion annually, according to a report from Northstar Consulting Group. The report shows that UW–Madison, UW Hospital and Clinics and the university’s affiliated organizations and startup companies support 193,310 Wisconsin jobs and generate more than $847.5 million in state and local tax revenue. That’s up from …
The Joint Finance Committee today will begin deliberations on Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. According to the Associated Press, the committee is not expected to vote on the UW System budget until later in May. Joint Finance Committee meetings can be viewed online at Wisconsin Eye.
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 …