Governor Scott Walker’s office announced yesterday that the 2013-15 biennial budget address will be Wednesday, February 20. The governor will deliver his remarks at 7 pm in the Assembly chambers. Once introduced, the bill will be referred to the Joint…
Author: Michelle Felber
Legislative Update
The 2013-14 legislative session is underway. Here’s a quick overview of recent legislative happenings: 2013-15 state budget The state budget is expected to be introduced by Governor Walker in early to mid-February. Senate Joint Resolution 1 extended the budget deadline…
Governor Walker to Deliver State of the State Tuesday
Governor Scott Walker will deliver his State of the State address at 7 pm Tuesday evening in the Assembly Chambers of the Capitol. Typically, the speech is an outline for the governor’s legislative and budget priorities for the coming year.…
2013-14 Legislative Session Begins
The 2013-14 legislative session began today when legislators were sworn in at 2 pm. Republicans regained control of the Senate (18-15) and enjoy the same majority in the Assembly as they did last session (60-39). A tentative floorperiod schedule was…
PolitiFact on UW System Faculty Salaries
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and PolitiFact Wisconsin recently examined a statement by University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly asserting that “faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average.” Reilly made…
UW-Madison Political Scientists: Election Day Registration Works in Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professors Barry Burden, David Canon, Ken Mayer and Donald Moynihan offered their view on election-day registration in the December 27 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Governor Scott Walker mentioned eliminating same-day voting in a speech at the…
UW-Madison Faculty: Providing Results for Wisconsin
PROFS met with staff from the office of Governor Scott Walker last week and spoke to them about the faculty at UW-Madison and the integral role we play. A pdf of the handout used at the meeting can be found…
University of Wisconsin System Budget Request
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau released the Overview of State Agency Major Request Items Wednesday. The University of Wisconsin System budget request is part of the document. As reported earlier this year, System’s budget request is modest — a 1.9 percent…
Regent Update
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents took action on several items last week, including raising the cap on non-resident students at UW-Madison, increasing the pay range for chancellors at UW-Madison and UW-Eau Claire, and approving UW-Madison’s HR Design plan. On…
December Regents Meeting
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will meet at UW-Madison today and tomorrow, December 6 and 7. A full agenda of the meeting is here. Webcast archives of the meetings are here. Interim Chancellor David Ward addressed the…