Governor Scott Walker announced massive changes for state workers today in an effort to meet a $137 million budget shortfall this fiscal year and a projected $3.2 billion gap for the 2011-13 biennium. Walker’s plan cuts benefits and eliminates the…
Author: Michelle Felber
Governor Looks to Offer Budget Adjustment Bill
Governor Scott Walker is expected to meet today with Republican legislators to discuss a budget adjustment bill. Many believe that Walker will use the adjustment bill to significantly alter collective bargaining rules for public employees in Wisconsin. Walker has repeatedly…
State Budget 101 Today
State Budget 101 will be held today, Thursday, February 10 at 4 pm in the Wisconsin Idea Room in the Education Building. The forum is open to the public, and refreshments will be served. The roundtable will feature several experts…
State of the State Update
Despite the blizzard warnings, Governor Walker delivered his State of the State address Tuesday evening. As expected, the speech was largely devoid of specifics. He did, however, take the opportunity to call for state employees to contribute more to their…
State of the State Tonight
Governor Scott Walker will deliver his State of the State address at 7 pm this evening. It will be broadcast live on public radio and television, with a live webstream on wpr.org. While Walker’s address is expected to be light…
State Budget 101
PROFS, along with several other cosponsors, will host a state budget roundtable on Thursday, February 10 at 4 pm in the Wisconsin Idea Room in the Education Building. The forum will feature several experts on the state budget process —…
Budget Update
Governor Scott Walker announced last week that he will deliver his State of the State address on Tuesday, February 1. While Walker’s speech will probably not give a full set of specifics, it should offer some clues to the budget…
Scott Walker Takes Office
Governor Scott Walker took office yesterday and wasted little time calling a special session of the Legislature to address job creation. He also authorized Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to join other state’s in a lawsuit challenging federal health care…
State Journal Support of Badger Partnership
The Wisconsin State Journal offered strong support of the Badger Partnership in an editorial yesterday. The paper notes that UW-Madison draws more than $1 billion in research funding per year, adding high-paying jobs to the local economy. University Research Park…
PROFS Lobbying on State Budget
While speculation about the 2011-13 state budget has begun in earnest, few details are actually known at this time. The budget process in Wisconsin is lengthy — it begins in January or February and continues well into the summer. PROFS…