State news – Page 46

Toasting a lizard, doing 180, flashing: News from around our 50 states

Posted on 4/5/2019

USA Today

Former Alderwoman Satya Rhodes-Conway easily defeated 22-year Mayor Paul Soglin, 73, to become the first openly gay and second female mayor in city history. Rhodes-Conway, 47, is managing director of the Mayors Innovation Project at University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center on Wisconsin Strategy. She promoted change such as using an affordable housing fund to fix up existing housing stock, along with several green initiatives.

Rhodes-Conway ousts longtime Madison Mayor Soglin

Posted on 4/3/2019

Rhodes-Conway is managing director of the Mayors Innovation Project at University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center on Wisconsin Strategy. She promoted change such as using an affordable housing fund to fix up existing housing stock along with several green initiatives

UW Board of Regents president sides with Republican lawmakers, says Walker appointees still have their seats

Posted on 4/2/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The president of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents is siding with Republican lawmakers in one disagreement of their ongoing legal fight with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

UW System board president says Regents appointed during lame-duck fight still board members

Posted on 4/2/2019

Wisconsin State Journal

Two members serving on the board overseeing University of Wisconsin campuses, along with 13 others, are caught in legal limbo, as Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican lawmakers remain locked in a political battle over recent appointments to public boards.

‘A pawn on the chessboard’: In lame-duck lawsuits, 15 appointees caught in the middle of partisan battle

Posted on 4/1/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Fifteen people are caught in the middle of a legal and political war between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the Republican-controlled Legislature.

Student demand for computer science straining UW-Madison department resources

Posted on 4/1/2019

Wisconsin State Journal

UW-Madison students are signing up in record numbers to study computer science, elevating the program to be the most popular undergraduate major on campus in each of the last two years.

‘She’s not high drama’: Colleagues describe Lisa Neubauer as dispassionate, nonpartisan

Posted on 3/28/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: Neubauer, 61, grew up in Minneapolis and, after stints at other colleges, followed a family tradition of attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Ag Day at the capital: Telling the story for agriculture

Posted on 3/27/2019

Wisconsin Farmer

Noted: John Holovoet of the Wisconsin Dairy Business Association told of the proposed UW Dairy Innovation Hub $7.6 million funding request. The proposal focuses on four areas: land and water resource stewardship; enrichment of human health; growth of farm businesses and communities and animal health.

The governor included a request of $88 million of state funding for the expansion of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine that was built in 1983 to see 12,000 patients a year, a figure that has since risen to 27,000. The always top five rated school of Veterinary School in the nation has trained over 50 percent of the veterinarians practicing in the state. The $128 million project includes some $38 million from private donations in addition to the state funds.

Tony Evers could re-appoint some appointees of Scott Walker

Posted on 3/26/2019

Wisconsin State Journal

Evers rescinded the appointments after Dane County Judge Richard Niess struck down the lame duck laws and vacated the appointments, which include a University of Wisconsin System regent and the chairwoman of the Public Service Commission.

The Latest: Lame-Duck Parties Can File Briefs Until Monday

Posted on 3/25/2019

Some of the higher profile appointees include a pair of University of Wisconsin System regents and Ellen Nowak, chairwoman of the state Public Service Commission.

Wisconsin dairy farmers seek higher milk prices before it’s too late

Posted on 3/25/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Quoted: “It’s very much a matter of your perspective,” said Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at University of Wisconsin-Madison and chairman of Dairy Task Force 2.0, a committee of Wisconsin dairy farmers and others that aims to chart a course for the dairy industry’s future.

UW-Madison Communication and Civic Renewal research team: Wisconsinites want nonpartisan redistricting and a voice for political minorities

Posted on 3/25/2019

Capital Times

Column: Our Communication and Civic Renewal research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison asked 1,015 Wisconsinites who they thought should control redistricting in our state: the state Legislature or an independent, nonpartisan commission. Fifty-three percent of adults said they preferred the nonpartisan commission while only 13 percent favored the idea of state lawmakers controlling the process themselves.

Tony Evers, Josh Kaul move to exit Obamacare lawsuit after judge blocks GOP lame-duck laws

Posted on 3/22/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: In addition to striking down the lame-duck laws, Niess’s decision vacated 82 appointments by Walker that senators confirmed during the same session. The ruling gives Evers a chance to fill appointments, including ones on the University of Wisconsin System’s Board of Regents and Public Service Commission, and to appoint a new head at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.

10 Things to Know About Wisconsin

Posted on 3/21/2019

US News and World Report

The University of Wisconsin—Madison opened the nation’s first dairy school in 1890.

Republicans reject all of Gov. Evers capital budget recommendations, including new UWEC science hall

Posted on 3/21/2019

Ch 18 - Eau Claire

The building commission is required to make recommendations and send them over to the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee. But now, the committee might have to start from scratch. That means it is possible that some projects could be delayed and others stalled from moving forward.

Republicans reject Tony Evers’ $2.5 billion plan for building projects

Posted on 3/21/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: Nearly half of the $2.5 billion for building projects — or $1.1. billion — would be for University of Wisconsin System campuses, with more than $506 million of it coming from borrowing that would be paid back by taxpayers.

Republicans reject Evers’ spending on state, UW buildings

Posted on 3/21/2019

Associated Press

Republicans on the Wisconsin Building Commission rejected Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ plan for $2.5 billion worth of construction projects across the state, an unprecedented move Wednesday that speaks to challenge of divided government and moves the fight over capital building projects to the Legislature.

Proposed state building projects in jeopardy as commission deadlocks

Posted on 3/21/2019

Wisconsin State Journal

In a likely unprecedented move, the State Building Commission failed Wednesday to recommend any of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ $2.5 billion in proposed capital budget projects after Republicans voted them down one by one.

UW Chancellors: Evers Budget Plan Could Keep Talent In Wisconsin

Posted on 3/21/2019

Wisconsin Public Radio

Some Wisconsin higher education leaders say the proposed state budget from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers could reduce a worker shortage and keep more talent from leaving the state.

Wisconsin proposed budget affects farmers

Posted on 3/20/2019

Ag Update

But the Wisconsin Farm Bureau would like to prioritize the positions of integrated specialist roles that would hold a joint appointment between UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and UW-Extension. Those specialists perform and teach the specialized research that is essential to Wisconsin farmers.

As Wisconsin discusses medical marijuana, experts share highs and lows

Posted on 3/20/2019

As Wisconsin potentially inches closer to joining 34 states in approving medical marijuana, lawmakers got an update on the promises and challenges of such programs at a forum sponsored by UW-Madison’s Evidence-Based Health Policy Project.

O’Rourke returning to Wisconsin for early campaign stops

Posted on 3/18/2019

It will be O’Rourke’s second visit to Madison in a month. He met with more than 200 University of Wisconsin students and faculty in February before he officially entered the race on Thursday in neighboring Iowa.

Study cited in Wisconsin debate on expanding Medicaid and taking federal money called ‘garbage’

Posted on 3/18/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: The study — released last month by Republican lawmakers at a news conference at the state Capitol — was by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and the Center for Research On the Wisconsin Economy, or CROWE, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

UW System adopts new software to reduce graduation gaps

Posted on 3/18/2019

The University of Wisconsin System is implementing new advising software in an effort to improve retention and reduce graduation gaps between students of color and their white peers.

Evers’ budget proposes funds for UW Athletics renovations

Posted on 3/15/2019

Daily Cardinal

Evers proposed a $48 million renovation of the Kohl Center to include academic services for student athletes and a $78 million plan to renovate the Camp Randall Stadium south end zone bleachers to include field-level club space aimed at generating more funds.

Ray Cross Makes Pitch For New UW-Milwaukee Chemistry Building

Posted on 3/15/2019

Wisconsin Public Radio

University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross stopped by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s aging chemistry building Wednesday to express his support for the governor’s plan to replace it with a new $129.5 million facility.

Experts link suicide increase to lack of access to health services

Posted on 3/14/2019

Daily Cardinal

As Wisconsin experiences a shortage in mental health services, the number of suicides has spiked, influencing advocates and leaders to raise their voices together in hopes of reducing the rate and improving access to care.

Explained: The fight over in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants, veterans

Posted on 3/14/2019

Capital Times

Republican lawmakers on Tuesday accused Democratic Gov. Tony Evers of giving undocumented students more favorable treatment than military veterans in his proposed state budget. But as Republicans waged a campaign against the spending plan, Democrats argued the GOP opposition was based on a flawed comparison.

Wisconsin Democrats seek support to create student loan refinancing authority

Posted on 3/12/2019

Democrats have been pushing the concept for years, but it has failed to earn the support of Republicans who control the Legislature. Evers will need Republican approval to implement the refinancing effort, along with the rest of his budget.

Evers’ capital budget largely aimed at UW campuses

Posted on 3/11/2019

WRN

About half the money from Governor Tony Evers’ proposed building program would be spent on University of Wisconsin campuses.

Evers’ Budget Would Add Funding For UW-Extension

Posted on 3/11/2019

Wisconsin Public Radio

Gov. Tony Evers is proposing to restore $3.5 million to the University of Wisconsin-Extension under the next budget and boost the number of county agriculture agents.

Evers’ capital budget largely aimed at UW campuses

Posted on 3/11/2019

Wisconsin Radio Network

Governor Tony Evers’ proposed capital budget includes borrowing $2 billion over the next two fiscal years, a plan at least one legislative leader calls “alarming.” A release from the governor’s office says Evers is “recommending historic investments in state-owned vertical infrastructure.”

Fitzgerald calls Evers’ capital budget plan ‘alarming’

Posted on 3/8/2019

Fitzgerald said in a statement the level of spending and borrowing in the plan is “alarming” especially given tax increases in Evers’ state budget proposal. That separate spending plan calls for raising the gas tax by 8 cents per gallon and capping tax credits for manufacturers.

Tony Evers proposes $2.5 billion budget for state building projects

Posted on 3/8/2019

Wisconsin State Journal

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has requested more than $2.5 billion in his two-year building projects capital budget, with close to half of the proposed money going to upgrades and renovations at University of Wisconsin System facilities.

Tony Evers seeks $2.5 billion for building projects — nearly half for UW campuses

Posted on 3/8/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Gov. Tony Evers wants to spend $2.5 billion on building projects — nearly half of which would be for University of Wisconsin System campuses.

Tony Evers says Wisconsin has ‘disrespected science as a way to solve problems’

Posted on 3/7/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Gov. Tony Evers said he is seeking to change the state’s attitude toward science through proposed spending increases for higher education in his state budget, which provides University of Wisconsin System campuses with $150 million more in funding.

Continued UW tuition freeze, interstate projects unlikely without tax increases, Gov. Tony Evers says

Posted on 3/5/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A $150 million funding increase for University of Wisconsin campuses and major interstate improvements in the Milwaukee area are unlikely to happen without tax increases Republicans oppose, Gov. Tony Evers said Monday.

Wisconsin births decline to the lowest point in 40 years

Posted on 3/4/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Quoted: One major factor is that fewer teens are having babies. Teen births have dropped 60 percent over a decade, said David Egan-Robertson, of the UW-Madison Applied Population Laboratory.

“And in 2017, for the first time, teen births fell below 4 percent of total births,” he said. “So that’s quite a significant change. It’s been a very long-term process, but that’s a noticeable change in that age group.

UW-Eau Claire officials say Evers’ budget proposal would help stabilize funding

Posted on 3/4/2019

Ch 18 - Eau Claire

Officials from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire are happy with Governor Tony Evers’ first budget proposal.

Gov. Tony Evers Calls For Gas Tax Increase In First Budget

Posted on 3/4/2019

Wisconsin Public Radio

When it comes to higher education, Evers pledged a $150 million increase for the University of Wisconsin System, which would be the UW’s largest state funding increase in more than a decade. Part of that would be used to offset the lost revenue from continuing a tuition freeze for in-state undergraduate students.

Gov. Tony Evers seeks to raise gas tax by 8 cents a gallon while reducing the overall price at the pump

Posted on 3/1/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: UW System. Evers would maintain a tuition freeze at University of Wisconsin System campuses and fund it through an increase of $150 million in state funds. Evers also proposed increasing funding for building improvements by $65 million over two years.

Evers wants to increase gas taxes, undo Walker laws

Posted on 3/1/2019

Evers, the former state schools chief, is also calling for a $1.4 billion boost in K-12 education funding, a 10 percent income tax cut targeting the middle class and a $150 million boost for the University of Wisconsin.

Funding for county agents, hemp and dairy are part of Tony Evers’ proposed budget

Posted on 3/1/2019

Wisconsin State Journal

That will take some of the pressure off the UW Extension, which has struggled to staff ag agents at many of their county offices after deep cuts in recent years to the UW System budget.

Tony Evers releases budget; automatic voter registration, gas tax hike, minimum wage bump included

Posted on 3/1/2019

The University of Wisconsin System would receive a $150 million boost, including funding to continue a tuition freeze implemented by former Walker, a pay raise for UW employees, a provision to allow Dreamers to pay in-state tuition and a study to determine the feasibility of creating a student loan refinancing authority.

Governor Tony Evers delivers budget proposal, Republicans respond

Posted on 3/1/2019

Fox11online.com, Green Bay

Touching on lame-duck laws, criminal justice reform and repealing Walker legislation, Governor Tony Evers has given his first biennial budget address.

Evers to raise gas tax, increase school funding, roll back Walker proposals in first state budget

Posted on 3/1/2019

WISC-TV 3

MADISON, Wis. – In his first budget proposal, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will increase Wisconsin’s minimum wage, raise the gas tax, provide new funding for schools and give income tax cuts to middle income families.

Highlights of Gov. Evers’ state budget proposal

Posted on 3/1/2019

Highlights of the two-year Wisconsin budget proposal released Thursday by Gov. Tony Evers:

Gov. Tony Evers Calls For Gas Tax Increase In First Budget

Posted on 3/1/2019

Wisconsin Public Radio

Wisconsin’s gas tax would go up by 8 cents per gallon, state government would pick up a bigger share of school funding than it has in more than a decade and Medicaid would be expanded to an estimated 82,000 residents under the state budget proposal unveiled on Thursday by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

Highlights of Gov. Evers’ State Budget Proposal

Posted on 2/28/2019

Evers plans to continue a tuition freeze at the University of Wisconsin for at least two years, boost funding by $150 million and allow for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally to pay in-state tuition. Republicans oppose the in-state tuition plan, a version of which they stripped from state law in 2011.

University ends relationship with Chinese telecom giant

Posted on 2/28/2019

The Minnesota Daily

The University of Minnesota isn’t the first institution to distance itself from Huawei. Other Big Ten schools have taken similar stances. The University of Wisconsin is reviewing its suppliers to comply with the National Defense Authorization Act, Reuters reported.

National Guard looking at possible punishment for Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s criticism of Wisconsin governor

Posted on 2/27/2019

Quoted: University of Wisconsin-Madison law and political science professor Donald Downs, who studies free speech issues, said he knows of no exceptions in state law that would allow off-duty National Guard personnel to criticize the government.

Tony Evers’ first budget sets up fight with Republicans

Posted on 2/27/2019

Wisconsin State Journal

HIGHER EDUCATION: Evers plans to continue a tuition freeze at the University of Wisconsin for at least two years, boost funding by $150 million and allow for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally to pay in-state tuition. Republicans oppose the immigrant in-state tuition plan, a version of which they stripped from state law in 2011.

Editorial: Keep tuition freeze, boost funding for UW System

Posted on 2/27/2019

Wisconsin State Journal

The Democratic governor told the Associated Press in Sunday’s State Journal that he planned to freeze in-state, undergraduate tuition in his 2019-2021 budget proposal. UW tuition for state residents has been flat since 2013, thanks to former Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

Tony Evers has pledged to cut carbon emissions. Can Wisconsin reach his goal?

Posted on 2/26/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: Deputy Secretary Elizabeth Kluesner said revisions under former Secretary Cathy Stepp, who now heads the regional office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will be changed. The DNR is conferring with the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the best approach, she said.

Amazon pullout from NYC shows the perils of partnerships between higher education and business

Posted on 2/26/2019

The Conversation

More recently, students expressed concerns about a $100 million deal between the University of Wisconsin and Foxconn. Graduate students were worried about corporate control over academic research and ownership of intellectual property.

Amazon pullout from NYC shows the perils of partnerships between higher education and business

Posted on 2/26/2019

San Francisco Chronicle

Tony Evers to propose $150 million boost for UW System in state budget

Posted on 2/26/2019

Gov. Tony Evers will propose a $150 million boost for the University of Wisconsin System in his first two-year budget, including funding to continue a tuition freeze implemented by former Gov. Scott Walker, a pay raise for UW employees, a provision to allow Dreamers to pay in-sate tuition and a study to determine the feasibility of creating a student loan refinancing authority.

Gov. Tony Evers seeks to freeze enrollment in private voucher schools, suspend charter school expansion

Posted on 2/25/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: The University of Wisconsin System Office of Educational Opportunity, which was created in 2015 and may authorize independent charter schools over the objection of school district officials, would be barred from authorizing new schools until 2023.

Evers’ higher education budget would continue tuition freeze

Posted on 2/25/2019

People who entered the country illegally could pay in-state tuition, a long-running tuition freeze would continue for another two years and institutions would receive an additional $150 million under Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ executive budget proposal for the University of Wisconsin System.

Dairy farmers are in crisis — and it could change Wisconsin forever

Posted on 2/21/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Quoted: “This downward cycle has been brutal,” said Kevin Schoessow, a University of Wisconsin-Extension agent in Washburn County.

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