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…
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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…
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…
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 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…
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…
Joint Finance Committee Votes to Cut UW Funding and Freeze Tuition
The Joint Finance Committee voted last night to freeze tuition for two years and cut funding to UW System. The committee’s bipartisan adoption of the omnibus motion supported Governor Scott Walker’s proposed tuition freeze, but rejected his plan for increased…
Joint Finance Committee Supports Proposal to Allow Sale of State Property
The Joint Finance Committee voted yesterday to allow the sale of state-owned property, a plan Governor Scott Walker included in his 2013-15 biennial budget proposal. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau told the committee that the governor’s recommendation was so broad it…
Finance Committee Compromises on Rehired Annuitants
Members of the Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines today to make it more difficult to return to state employment as an annuitant in the Wisconsin Retirement System. The committee voted 12-4 to increase the separation period between retirement…
Joint Finance Committee to Discuss UW System Thursday
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.…