UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank issued the following statement on the announcement of the establishment of the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership on campus. We are delighted that UW–Madison has been chosen as the home for the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership. We expect the center will make significant contributions to public …
Joint Committee on Finance announced that it will take up the UW System portion of the 2017-2019 budget on Tuesday, May 23rd at 1:00 pm. Budget papers for UW System can be viewed here. Streaming of the session can be found here at WisconsinEye.
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
Gov. Scott Walker released on Wednesday his proposal for funding state government over the next two years, including roughly $105 million in new funding for the University of Wisconsin System, $35 million to fund a 5 percent tuition reduction, about $5.7 million more for UW System student aid through the Wisconsin Grants program, and new …
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 …
The Group Insurance Board (GIB) voted to move Wisconsin to a self-insured health insurance model for state workers effective Jan. 1, 2018. The GIB projects this move to save $60 million over the next two years while providing the same level of benefits to employees and retaining access to 98 percent of our current medical providers. Gov. …