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…
Don’t Forget the Federal Level
With all the talk about how the university could be affected by actions at the State Capitol, it’s easy to forget how important the federal government is to UW-Madison. The reality is that Bucky gets nearly twice as much money…
UW-Madison faculty trying to survive in “an increasingly hostile world”
The cover story in a recent Isthmus was this: UW-Madison faculty are acutely aware of where we stand, judging from the stream of emails PROFS is getting. A tradition of faculty complacency is vanishing very quickly: There is genuine anger…
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…
Public Employee Pay
One of the political memes of the day is that public employees are better far paid than those working in the private sector. Like most memes, it’s worth looking at the underlying facts. An article in today’s New York Times…
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…