Despite the blizzard warnings, Governor Walker delivered his State of the State address Tuesday evening. As expected, the speech was largely devoid of specifics. He did, however, take the opportunity to call for state employees to contribute more to their…
Tag: 2011-13 state budget
State of the State Tonight
Governor Scott Walker will deliver his State of the State address at 7 pm this evening. It will be broadcast live on public radio and television, with a live webstream on wpr.org. While Walker’s address is expected to be light…
State Budget 101
PROFS, along with several other cosponsors, will host a state budget roundtable on Thursday, February 10 at 4 pm in the Wisconsin Idea Room in the Education Building. The forum will feature several experts on the state budget process —…
Budget Update
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…
PROFS Lobbying on State Budget
While speculation about the 2011-13 state budget has begun in earnest, few details are actually known at this time. The budget process in Wisconsin is lengthy — it begins in January or February and continues well into the summer. PROFS…
Walker: Public Employees Should Pay More
Governor-elect Scott Walker has received much press coverage over the past few days as a result of comments he made to the Milwaukee Press Club on Tuesday and in a statement made earlier that day. Walker suggested a plan that…
Nass Named Chair of Colleges & Universities Committee
As expected, Representative Stephen Nass (R-La Grange) was named chair of the Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee last week. Nass chaired the committee in 2007 and 2008, and has long been regarded as a vocal critic of UW-Madison. Todd Finkelmeyer…
Chancellor Martin on the Badger Partnership
Chancellor Biddy Martin recently met with Neil Heinen, Editorial Director at WISC-TV and Madison Magazine, to discuss the Badger Partnership. The extensive interview outlines the proposal to ask the state for greater flexibility with regard to four key areas —…
Cuts to the UW System Budget?
Potential budget reductions are a hot topic on campus, and many expect Governor-elect Scott Walker to cut the University of Wisconsin System budget. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel fact-checking arm, PolitiFact Wisconsin, has found that while Walker used an ominous tone…
Changes in the Legislature
While the entire country experienced the overwhelming mood for change after last Tuesday’s elections, Wisconsin was the only state in the nation to turn over the governor’s office, a United States Senate seat, and both houses of the Legislature. The…