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…
Author: Michelle Felber
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…
Committee to Vote on Election Bill
The Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections will vote today on a bipartisan proposal that would increase campaign finance contribution limits but allow online voter registration in the state. The hearing begins at noon in Room 417 North of the…
Regents to Recommend a Pay Plan to Match State Pay Plan
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents is meeting in Milwaukee today and tomorrow, June 6 and 7. The regents will hear an update about the 2013-15 biennial budget Thursday morning and meet in committees Thursday afternoon. They are scheduled to…
Joint Finance Committee Wraps Up; Votes to Kick Center for Investigative Journalism Off Campus
The Joint Finance Committee worked through the night and completed work on the 2013-15 biennial budget this morning. The committee passed omnibus motions on taxes and public education, having passed an omnibus motion on Medicaid earlier Tuesday. The sweeping motions…
Joint Finance Committee Votes to Reduce Construction Bonding by $250 Million
The Joint Finance Committee voted 12-4 along party lines last week to reduce bonding for new construction by $250 million. Governor Scott Walker’s original 2013-15 biennial budget proposal called for $1.14 billion in bonding. The committee did not specify which…
Court of Appeals Upholds State’s Voter ID Law
A Wisconsin Appeals Court upheld the state’s controversial voter ID law today. The ruling reverses an earlier decision by Dane County Circuit Court Judge Richard Niess. The full decision is here.
Joint Finance Committee Votes to Reduce Number of Hours Faculty Can Work as Rehired Annuitants
The Joint Finance Committee voted today to modify a previously-approved proposal that limits how much a rehired annuitant can work post-retirement. The committee approved a measure that would limit the number of hours faculty and academic staff can work as…