{"id":9100,"date":"2021-04-16T12:47:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T17:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=9100"},"modified":"2021-04-16T12:47:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T17:47:58","slug":"profs-state-budget-forum-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=9100","title":{"rendered":"PROFS State Budget Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-96\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Capitol_tulips94_101-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Capitol_tulips94_101-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Capitol_tulips94_101.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>PROFS will host a virtual forum to discuss the 2021-23 state budget at noon, Friday, May 7. This event is open to the public, but registration is required (below).<\/p>\n<p>The panel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2021\/legislators\/senate\/2095\">State Senator Jon Erpenbach<\/a> (D-West Point), member Joint Finance Committee<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2021\/legislators\/senate\/2102\">State Senator Dale Kooyenga<\/a> (R-Brookfield), member Joint Finance Committee<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wispolicyforum.org\/staff-board\/\">Jason Stein<\/a>, Research Director at the Wisconsin Policy Forum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lafollette.wisc.edu\/faculty-staff\/faculty\/susan-webb-yackee\">Professor Susan Yackee<\/a>, Director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs, will moderate.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Tony Evers introduced a strong higher education budget, exceeding the UW System request by almost $100 million, but Republican leaders have said they plan to create their own budget in the Joint Finance Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Evers&#8217; proposal included the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$190 million in new funding for UW System, including more than $50 million to fully fund the continuing freeze on in-state undergraduate tuition.<\/li>\n<li>$40 million over two years in unrestricted funding to address student needs and budget losses due to COVID-19.<\/li>\n<li>Borrowing authority that will give UW System the ability borrow funds for short-term academic and athletic expenses, long-sought budget tool that UW-Madison peers already have.<\/li>\n<li>Expansion of Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise to all UW System institutions, along with significant increases in other financial aid programs.<\/li>\n<li>$2 million for 15 additional county-based UW-Extension positions and 5 climate science research positions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The governor also introduced a $2.4 billion capital budget, which includes almost $1 billion for UW System, but his proposal was deadlocked in the State Building Commission, leaving the Republican-led Joint Finance Committee to determine the capital budget.<\/p>\n<p>UW-Madison has four major projects in Evers&#8217; proposal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$88 million for a new College of Letters and Science building to replace the aging Mosse Humanities Building.<\/li>\n<li>$150 million for the first phase of a new College of Engineering building to replace the 82-year-old Computer Aided Engineering Center.<\/li>\n<li>$26 million for the restoration of the 140-year-old Music Hall.<\/li>\n<li>$73 million for underground utility work on the Engineering campus, an area prone to damaging floods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspro.net\/\">Academic Staff Professionals Representation Organization<\/a> (ASPRO) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lafollette.wisc.edu\/\">La Follette School of Public Affairs<\/a> are cosponsors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forum Registration <\/strong>A Zoom link will be emailed to you the week of the event.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-9111\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-9111\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form\" data-formid=\"9111\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F9100\" data-token=\"3471a2e83329a190f1e59a5390235b3f\" data-token-time=\"1779152564\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\"><div id=\"wpforms-9111-field_0-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-id=\"0\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Name <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-medium\"><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-first wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-9111-field_0\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-first wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][0][first]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-9111-field_0\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">First<\/label><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-9111-field_0-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-last wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][0][last]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-9111-field_0-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">Last<\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-9111-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-9111-field_1\">Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-9111-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" spellcheck=\"false\" required><\/div><\/div><!-- .wpforms-field-container --><div class=\"wpforms-submit-container\" ><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"wpforms[id]\" value=\"9111\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_title\" value=\"\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_url\" value=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9100\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"url_referer\" value=\"\"><button type=\"submit\" name=\"wpforms[submit]\" id=\"wpforms-submit-9111\" class=\"wpforms-submit\" data-alt-text=\"Sending...\" data-submit-text=\"Submit\" aria-live=\"assertive\" value=\"wpforms-submit\">Submit<\/button><\/div><\/form><\/div>  <!-- .wpforms-container -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROFS will host a virtual forum to discuss the 2021-23 state budget at noon, Friday, May 7. 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