A top aide to Gov. Jim Doyle accepted a position Friday as chief operating officer for the University of Wisconsin System, where his pay will increase by $108,000. Michael Morgan, Department of Administration secretary since December 2006, will earn $245,000 as senior vice president for administration and fiscal affairs for the system of 13 four-year universities and 13 two-year colleges. His salary as administration secretary, where he oversaw the state budget and advised the governor on policy, was $136,944.
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