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 …
Budget news
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 …
Building Commission deadlocks on Capital Budget
The State Building Commission deadlocked on a 4-4 party-line vote Wednesday as it took up Gov. Tony Evers’ recommendations for building projects in the 2019-21 biennium. As a result the Capital Budget goes to the …
Media coverage of State Building Commission
Wisconsin State Journal: Proposed state building projects in jeopardy as commission deadlocks Associated Press: Republicans reject Evers’ spending on state, UW buildings Wisconsin Public Radio: Republican Lawmakers Reject Evers’ Capital Budget Proposal Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Republicans reject Tony Evers’ …
Capital budget proposal includes multiple UW-Madison projects
Gov. Tony Evers today released his proposed capital budget for the 2019-21 biennium, including funding for several UW-Madison projects. “I am grateful for the robust capital budget proposed by Governor Evers today,” UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca …
Governor’s budget proposal invests in higher education
In a post on her blog, Blank’s Slate, UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank takes a look at Governor Tony Evers proposal for funding UW System in the 2019-21 biennial budget. Last week, Governor Tony Evers introduced a …
Chancellor Blank, President Cross express support for Gov. Evers’ UW System budget proposal
University of Wisconsin—Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank issued the following statement today in reaction to Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal for UW System: “I applaud the new investments in the UW System proposed by Governor Evers today and …
Gov. Evers releases budget proposal
Gov. Tony Evers tonight released his proposal for the 2019-21 biennial budget in an address before the state Legislature. Below are links to the budget documents: Executive Budget Budget in Brief University of Wisconsin System …
Budget coverage roundup
A roundup of coverage of the introduction of Governor Evers’ biennial budget proposal: Wisconsin State Journal: Tony Evers introduces sweeping $83 billion budget plan to skeptical Republicans Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Gov. Tony Evers seeks to raise …