UW System to Appear Before Joint Finance Committee Today

UW System President Kevin Reilly will appear before the Joint Committee on Finance today to discuss Governor Scott Walker’s 2013-15 biennial budget proposal. Live coverage of the hearing is available on WisconsinEye. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau paper on the governor’s recommendations for UW System is here.

As of 10:45 am, the committee has heard from Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson (representing the Supreme Court), and is now hearing from Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Tony Evers. The Wisconsin Technical College System and Department of Corrections are also on the agenda today.