State officials announced earlier this week that there will be no pay increases for state employees, including faculty, over the next two years. However, UW-Madison was granted the authority to develop its own pay plan as part of the 2011-13…
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More on the Proposed Budget Reduction for UW System
Last week, UW officials learned that the Department of Administration was advising state agencies, including the University of Wisconsin System, to prepare for a $174.3 million budget lapse — the return of money previously allocated in the 2011-13 state budget.…
UW System Faces Additional $66 Million Cut
UW System, already facing a $250 million cut over the next biennium, learned that it will likely have to absorb up to almost $66 million more in cuts in 2011-13. UW-Madison’s share of the cut would be $18.1 million in…
UW System Task Force Membership Complete
Governor Scott Walker announced his two appointments to the Special Task Force on UW Restructuring and Operational Flexibilities today. Walker’s nominees, UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell and UW System Senior Vice President Emeritus David Olien, are the final…
Appointments Made to UW System Task Force
Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon) and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) named 12 members to the Special Task Force on UW Restructuring and Operational Flexibilities. The task force was created in Act 32, the 2011-13 state budget, to study…
Senate Higher Education Committee to Meet Tuesday
The Wisconsin Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Higher Education will meet on Tuesday, September 27 at 10 am in Room 201 Southeast of the Capitol. The committee will discuss Senate Bill 184 and the appointments of two students to…
Despite Difficult Times, PROFS Records Major Accomplishments in 2011
The first half of 2011 was historic for the state and UW-Madison. A new governor took office in January, and in February he proposed a controversial budget repair bill which seriously weakened collective bargaining rights for most public employees. A…
PROFS Opposes Bills to Limit University Research
PROFS has officially registered against Assembly Bill 214 and Senate Bill 172. The bills, introduced by Representative Andre Jacque (R-Bellevue) and Senator Glenn Grothman (R- West Bend) , would make it illegal to provide or use for experimentation fetal body parts. The…
After Extensive Debate, Changes to State Group Health Insurance Are Approved
Several changes to the state health insurance program recently went into effect. The changes were enacted as part of Wisconsin Act 10, the 2011 Budget Repair Bill, and Wisconsin Act 32, the 2011-13 Biennial Budget Bill. For most state workers,…
Senate Recall Elections
Nine Wisconsin State Senate recall elections have been held, and Republicans will have a slim one-vote majority in the Senate after losing two seats on August 9. Republican incumbents Randy Hopper (R-Fond du Lac) and Dan Kapanke (R-La Crosse) were defeated…