The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents met in Madison last Thursday and Friday, December 5 and 6. Governor Scott Walker addressed the full board Thursday afternoon. Walker told the Regents that he continues to support plans to offer the…
Category: The state
Joint Committee on Audit to Meet Wednesday
The Joint Committee on Audit will hold a public hearing on University of Wisconsin program revenue balances at 11 am on Wednesday, November 20. The hearing will be held in Room 417 North (GAR Hall) in the State Capitol. It…
Special Election Today
Three special elections will be held in the state today, Tuesday, November 19. Voters in the 21st and 69th Assembly Districts will choose new representatives, while voters in the 82nd Assembly District may cast votes in a Republican primary. A…
Committee to Hold Informational Hearing on Flex Option Degree Today
The Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges will hold an informational hearing on the University of Wisconsin Flexible Option at 2 pm today. The hearing will be held in Room 411 South in the State Capitol and is open…
Changes to WRS Proposed
State Representative Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg), right, has introduced two bills that would change Wisconsin Retirement System benefits: Assembly Bill 470 would increase the minimum retirement age by two years. If passed, it would apply to workers 40 and younger. Assembly…
Alumni Advocacy Event November 9
Alumni for Wisconsin, an advocacy branch of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, will host its annual meeting at noon on Saturday, November 9 in Varsity Hall, Union South. Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Letters and Science Dean Karl Scholz will discuss the…
Legislators Announce Student Loan Plan
Three legislators announced they will introduce legislation that would refinance student loan debt. Wisconsin currently ranks sixteenth nationally for average student loan debt ($26,238) and tenth nationally for percent of graduates with student loan debt (67%). UW-Madison average student loan…
Legislative Update
The Wisconsin Assembly and Senate are both in session this week. A $100 million tax cut proposed by Governor Scott Walker is a top priority for action this week, with several other proposals under consideration. Walker announced his intention to…
Chancellor Blank: UW Needs to Play Role in State’s Entrepreneurship
Chancellor Becky Blank told the Wisconsin Innovation Network Tuesday that UW-Madison needs to play a role in entrepreneurship in the state and the university will “work in partnership with the local and state community of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to…
Morningstar: Wisconsin Retirement System Strongest in Nation
According to the Morningstar annual public pension report, The State of State Pension Plans 2013, Wisconsin is home to the strongest public pension in the country. Wisconsin’s plan is 99.9 percent fully-funded, while the national average stands at just 73…