The Joint Finance Committee began voting on the 2013-15 biennial budget last week, and voting continues today. A cumulative list of budget papers is here. On Friday, the committee discussed the Departments of Military Affairs, Natural Resources, and Tourism. A…
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Governor Walker Says He Will Make Changes to UW Budget
Governor Scott Walker said yesterday that he intends to make changes to his 2013-15 biennial budget recommendation for the University of Wisconsin System. Details are expected in the next seven to ten days. The governor’s original budget proposal for UW…
PolitiFact on UW System’s “Reserves”
Leaders of the University of Wisconsin System have faced a firestorm of criticism since the Legislative Fiscal Bureau reported last Friday that System holds more than $1 billion in financial reserves. The report found that UW System had a cash balance of…
Democrats to Hold Budget Hearings
Democratic leaders and members of the Joint Committee on Finance announced last week they would hold ten public budget hearings around the state in the coming weeks. The Finance Committee is currently in the middle of holding four official public…
Location Change for Joint Finance Committee Public Hearing
The Thursday, April 10 Joint Finance Committee public hearing on Governor Scott Walker’s proposed 2013-15 budget has been moved to the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. It was originally scheduled to be held in the Crystal Grand Theatre in Lake…
Four Public Hearings on State Budget Planned
The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance announced they will hold four public hearings on Governor Scott Walker’s 2013-15 biennial budget proposal in April. None will be held in Madison. Public hearing schedule: Thursday, April 4 — Greendale High School, suburban…
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…
Schneider: Walker’s UW Plan Deserves Support
Christian Schneider, a conservative blogger and former senior fellow at the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, writes in today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Governor Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal to increase funding for UW System deserves full legislative support, in large…
2013 Budget Forum
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…