In an effort to provide up to date information regarding the state employee self-insurance program proposed by Governor Scott Walker in his 2017-19 budget plan, UW–Madison Office of Human Resources (OHR) will be posting questions they receive and adding answers as information becomes available. Visit the page here. In future months, OHR will be holding educational sessions to …
Associated Press: Wisconsin Gov. Walker proposes liberal funding increases The Capital Times: Wisconsin lawmakers set for debate over some proposals in Scott Walker’s budget Wisconsin State Journal: Scott Walker proposes 5 percent tuition cut, new performance funding for UW System Wisconsin Public Radio: Walker Proposes $76B Budget For 2017-2019 Wisconsin Radio Network: Republicans raise concerns about Walker’s budget plan Milwaukee …
Governor Scott Walker will unveil his 2017-19 budget plan at 4 p.m. today. It will be carried live on WisconsinEye. Watch it here.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank today released the following statement in response to Governor Scott Walker’s proposal for funding UW System: I am very appreciative of the new investments Governor Walker is proposing for the UW System. The increased funding, including additional funding for the Wisconsin Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program and our internationally recognized Alzheimer’s research …
Governor Scott Walker today is visiting UW System campuses in La Crosse, Eau Claire and Green Bay as he unveils his proposal for funding UW System over the next two years. Walker will deliver his budget address tomorrow at 4 p.m. Walker’s press release can be viewed here. The Capital Times: Scott Walker proposes 5 percent …
A memo released yesterday by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates that general fund tax revenues will be $454.6 million higher over the next three years than previously projected. The boost in the revenue projection is due to increased tax collections, departmental revenues and a decrease in spending, the memo says. Wisconsin State Journal: Wisconsin’s budget picture …
Wisconsin State Journal: State of the State: Scott Walker vows to cut UW System tuition for in-state students The Capital Times: UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank calls on state to pay for Scott Walker’s promised tuition cut Associated Press: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proposes cutting tuition for UW undergraduates Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Walker promises to lower UW tuition, touts …
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank has issued the following comment on Governor Scott Walker’s proposal to lower state resident undergraduate tuition throughout the UW System: “Like Governor Walker, our goal is to make UW-Madison affordable and accessible to all Wisconsin students. It is our hope that the governor and legislature will not only fully fund …
See full text of Governor Scott Walker’s State of the State speech here.
Governor Scott Walker will deliver the annual State of the State address at 3 p.m. today. Watch the address live at WisconsinEye.