The Joint Finance Committee voted yesterday to allow the sale of state-owned property, a plan Governor Scott Walker included in his 2013-15 biennial budget proposal. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau told the committee that the governor’s recommendation was so broad it…
Finance Committee Compromises on Rehired Annuitants
Members of the Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines today to make it more difficult to return to state employment as an annuitant in the Wisconsin Retirement System. The committee voted 12-4 to increase the separation period between retirement…
Joint Finance Committee to Discuss UW System Thursday
The Joint Finance Committee will vote on motions relating to the University of Wisconsin System on Thursday. The committee will also discuss the Departments of Financial Institutions, Justice, and Transportation; the Educational Communications Board; and the Higher Education Aids Board.…
Joint Finance Committee to Consider Sale of State-owned Property
The Joint Finance Committee will consider Governor Scott Walker’s budget proposal to allow the sale of state-owned property tomorrow. A full list of Tuesday’s discussion topics is here. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau analysis of the proposal, Budget Paper #161, is here.…
Joint Finance Committee to Discuss Rehired Annuitants
The Joint Finance Committee will meet Tuesday, May 21 to discuss the Departments of Employee Trust Funds, Children and Families, and Public Instruction; the Office of State Employment Relations; the State Building Commission; and the Public Finance Authority. Budget papers…
Walker: Tuition Freeze & Lapse Reinstatement for UW System
Governor Scott Walker announced his revised budget recommendation for UW System yesterday in a letter to the co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee. The letter, from Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch, does not mince words: “. . . UW…