The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will meet Thursday and Friday, April 4 and 5 at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Audio and video stream of the meeting will be available here. The full board will meet Thursday…
Thursday, April 4 is UW-Madison Day at the Capitol
Faculty, staff, and students will descend on the State Capitol on Thursday, April 4, hosting interactive displays and exhibits from 10 am until 2 pm. The day is designed to remind legislators and staff of the positive role the university…
Spring Election Tomorrow
The spring general election will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, April 2. Polls are open from 7 am until 8 pm. More information on voting in Wisconsin is here. Two statewide races are on the ballot — a seat on the…
Four Public Hearings on State Budget Planned
The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance announced they will hold four public hearings on Governor Scott Walker’s 2013-15 biennial budget proposal in April. None will be held in Madison. Public hearing schedule: Thursday, April 4 — Greendale High School, suburban…
UW System to Appear Before Joint Finance Committee Today
UW System President Kevin Reilly will appear before the Joint Committee on Finance today to discuss Governor Scott Walker’s 2013-15 biennial budget proposal. Live coverage of the hearing is available on WisconsinEye. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau paper on the governor’s…
Schneider: Walker’s UW Plan Deserves Support
Christian Schneider, a conservative blogger and former senior fellow at the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, writes in today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Governor Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal to increase funding for UW System deserves full legislative support, in large…