The Office of State Employment Relations is recommending that state employees, including faculty at UW-Madison, receive a one-percent pay increase in each of the next two years. This will be the first pay raise for faculty since 2008. The recommendation…
Author: Michelle Felber
WISCAPE to Sponsor Forum on Tuition Freeze
WISCAPE, the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education, is sponsoring a public forum on the proposed two-year tuition freeze for UW System campuses. Governor Scott Walker proposed the freeze after UW System was found to have almost $650…
Senate Passes Budget; No Change for Center for Investigative Journalism
The Senate passed AB 40, the 2013-15 biennial budget proposal, just after midnight Friday. The vote on the bill was as expected — Senator Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center) joined all 15 Democrats to vote against the bill, which passed 17-16.…
Senate to Take Up Budget Today
The Wisconsin Senate will take up AB 40, the 2013-15 biennial budget proposal today, Thursday, June 20. Livestream coverage is available on WisconsinEye. In a surprise move yesterday, Assembly Democrats chose not to offer any of the more than 200…
Assembly Passes Technical Amendment to Budget; No Change for Center for Investigative Journalism
The Wisconsin Assembly voted 59-36 to approve a technical amendment to AB 40, the 2013-15 biennial budget proposal. The amendment did not change a Joint Finance Committee provision that would force the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism off campus. UW-Madison…
Assembly to Take Up Budget Tomorrow
The Assembly will take up the 2013-15 biennial budget proposal (AB 40) at 11 am tomorrow, Tuesday, June 18. The bill was passed by the Joint Finance Committee and referred to the Assembly on June 5. Republican leaders in the…
Governor Walker Withdraws Student Regent Nomination
Governor Scott Walker withdrew his nomination of Joshua Inglett, a UW-Platteville student, to the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents today. Walker had announced three nominees, including Inglett on Monday. Tom Evenson, the governor’s spokesman, did not comment on the…
University Committee Statement on the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
The University Committee, UW-Madison’s faculty governance executive committee, and the Academic Staff Executive Committee released a joint statement on academic freedom and legislative action affecting the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism today: Higher education is at its best when faculty…
State Budget & Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Update
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) said the Assembly will likely take up the 2013-15 biennial budget bill (AB 40) on Tuesday, June 18. Vos also told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he expects the legislature to pass the budget approved…
Walker Names Three to Board of Regents
Governor Scott Walker announced three new appointees to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents yesterday. The governor appointed former Lieutenant Governor Margaret Farrow and former state auditor Janice Meuller to replace outgoing Regent Jeffrey Bartell and Regent President…