While a pair of bills limiting employment of rehired annuitants failed to pass last session, the subject remains a popular topic this session. A bill proposal has already been circulated by State Representative Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg), the author of one…
Regents to Meet Thursday, March 7
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will meet at 9 am on Thursday, March 7 in Madison. Audio and video streaming of the meeting will be available here. In the morning, the regents will hear an update on…
Sequestration Looms
As reported last semester, UW-Madison will be affected by the drastic effects of sequestration, which appears imminent. The Budget Control Act of 2011 solved the debt-ceiling crisis in August 2011, and a temporary agreement was reached in January, but the…
PROFS State Budget Forum
PROFS will host a public forum to discuss the 2013-15 state budget at noon on Tuesday, March 12 in the Wisconsin Idea Room in the Education Building. The forum is free and open to the public. The forum features three…
2013-15 Biennial Budget
Governor Scott Walker delivered his budget address last night with few surprises. Most of the budget details had been released to the press over the past ten days. A transcript of the budget speech is here, and video is here. The…
2013-15 Biennial Budget Address
Governor Scott Walker is scheduled to deliver his biennial budget address at 7 pm tonight, Wednesday, February 20, in the State Capitol Assembly Chambers. The address will be streamed live on WisconsinEye. Audio will be available on Wisconsin Public Radio…