The Joint Finance Committee will vote on motions relating to the University of Wisconsin System on Thursday. The committee will also discuss the Departments of Financial Institutions, Justice, and Transportation; the Educational Communications Board; and the Higher Education Aids Board.…
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Joint Finance Committee to Consider Sale of State-owned Property
The Joint Finance Committee will consider Governor Scott Walker’s budget proposal to allow the sale of state-owned property tomorrow. A full list of Tuesday’s discussion topics is here. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau analysis of the proposal, Budget Paper #161, is here.…
Joint Finance Committee to Discuss Rehired Annuitants
The Joint Finance Committee will meet Tuesday, May 21 to discuss the Departments of Employee Trust Funds, Children and Families, and Public Instruction; the Office of State Employment Relations; the State Building Commission; and the Public Finance Authority. Budget papers…
Walker: Tuition Freeze & Lapse Reinstatement for UW System
Governor Scott Walker announced his revised budget recommendation for UW System yesterday in a letter to the co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee. The letter, from Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch, does not mince words: “. . . UW…
Poll: More in State Support Governor’s Proposal for Increased UW Funding
Departing UW-Madison professor Charles Franklin released a Marquette University Law School poll today, offering data on a range of topics including the University of Wisconsin System. Franklin found that 76 percent of state residents support a tuition freeze. Lawmakers from…
Joint Finance Committee Update
The Joint Finance Committee is meeting today to discuss several state agencies and departments, including the beleaguered Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Veteran’s Affairs, the Wisconsin Technical College System, and the Government Accountability Board. The committee will also consider Governor Scott…
State Revenue Projections Improve
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau announced today that the state will take in $575 million more than expected over the next two years. The LFB memo detailing the general tax fund revenue projections is here. Governor Scott Walker and legislative leaders…
Obama: Sequester Hurting Scientific Research
President Barack Obama told a gathering of scientists last week that the across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration could harm scientific research for several years. The president made his remarks at the 150th annual meeting of the National Academy of…
Joint Finance Committee Begins Voting
The Joint Finance Committee began voting on the 2013-15 biennial budget last week, and voting continues today. A cumulative list of budget papers is here. On Friday, the committee discussed the Departments of Military Affairs, Natural Resources, and Tourism. A…
State Building Commission Delays Vote on UW Projects
The State Building Commission decided yesterday to delay a vote on all but one University of Wisconsin building projects. A list of UW items on the April agenda is here. Projects previously approved, including funding for the Babcock Hall Dairy…