University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Budget news

UW System President Ray Cross statement on Joint Finance action

“I would like to thank the members of the Joint Finance Committee for their support of the UW System. In particular, I want to thank Speaker Vos, Majority Leader Fitzgerald, Finance Co-Chairs Darling and Nygren, as well as Senator Harsdorf and Representative Born, for their leadership in bringing forward the UW System budget motion and …

Cross: Walker proposal “best budget the UW System has seen in a decade”

UW System President Ray Cross on Thursday testified before the legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance, telling the panel “affordability, accountability, compensation, infrastructure maintenance, and flexibilities are important to the university system.” “We are very pleased with what the Governor has proposed,” Cross said. “It provides the first investment of new state dollars the UW System …

Joint Committee on Finance begins budget work

The state legislature’s budget-writing committee, the Joint Committee on Finance, will begin its deliberations on the 2017-19 state budget this week. Three days of agency briefings kick off on Tuesday, with the University of Wisconsin System on the agenda for Thursday’s meeting. The schedule of agency briefings can be viewed here. Public hearings on the budget …

Legislative Fiscal Bureau releases 2017-19 budget papers

The non-partisan state Legislative Fiscal Bureau today released papers analyzing Governor Scott Walker’s 2017-19 budget recommendations. The papers analyzing the governor’s recommendation for UW System can be viewed here. The full document can be viewed here. Analysis of Walker’s recommendations for other state agencies can be accessed here.

Walker unveils capital budget recommendations

Governor Scott Walker yesterday released his capital budget recommendations for 2017-19, detailing $803 million in projects over the next two years. Walker’s proposal defers four requested UW-Madison projects but does include significant funding for general maintenance at UW System campuses. “We appreciate the all-agency funding included in the governor’s capital budget,” UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for University Relations …