A panel of three experts — Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Darrell Bazzell, professor Andrew Reschovsky, and former State Budget Director David Schmiedicke — discussed the state budget and how it affects UW-Madison at a campus forum on Tuesday, March 12. Daily…
Joint Finance to Meet Next Week
The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance will meet next week to hear briefings from agency heads on the 2013-15 state budget. The committee will begin hearings on Tuesday, March 19 and conclude on March 26. The University of Wisconsin System…
PROFS Budget Forum Tomorrow
Reminder! PROFS will host a public forum to discuss the 2013-15 state budget at noon tomorrow, Tuesday, March 12 in the Wisconsin Idea Room in the Education Building. The forum is free and open to the public. There will be ample time for…
Proposed Changes for Rehired Annuitants
While a pair of bills limiting employment of rehired annuitants failed to pass last session, the subject remains a popular topic this session. A bill proposal has already been circulated by State Representative Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg), the author of one…
Regents to Meet Thursday, March 7
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will meet at 9 am on Thursday, March 7 in Madison. Audio and video streaming of the meeting will be available here. In the morning, the regents will hear an update on…
Sequestration Looms
As reported last semester, UW-Madison will be affected by the drastic effects of sequestration, which appears imminent. The Budget Control Act of 2011 solved the debt-ceiling crisis in August 2011, and a temporary agreement was reached in January, but the…