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.
Category: State budget
Funding for county agents, hemp and dairy are part of Tony Evers’ proposed budget
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Tony Evers’ first budget sets up fight with Republicans
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
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 to propose $150 million boost for UW System in state budget
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
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
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.
Tony Evers says his budget will offer ‘clear pathway’ to increase Wisconsin’s minimum wage
Wisconsin State Journal
Evers said his budget will have funds to offset the cost to continue, for another two years, the University of Wisconsin System tuition freeze for in-state students. He declined to say if the budget would include any additional state support for state colleges or universities.
Regents OK 3 percent pay hikes for UW System employees
The Board of Regents unanimously approved the pay plan at a meeting in La Crosse Thursday. Regents also backed an identical pay plan for UW-Madison.
State needs $2 billion more to cover programs and schools, report says
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
MADISON – Incoming Gov. Tony Evers and lawmakers would need to come up with more than $2 billion just to keep doing what the state already does and provide a healthy increase to schools, according to a new report.
Colleges confront declining number of high school graduates: ‘We’re not going to grow our way out of this’
Wisconsin State Journal
The number of Wisconsin high school graduates next school year is projected to reach its lowest level since 2000, sparking urgency and creativity in admissions offices across the state, all of whom will be competing to enroll the smallest pool of in-state students seen in years.
UW-Madison chancellor concerned about funding for building projects
WisBusiness.com.com
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says she is “really, deeply worried” about funding for the university’s building projects.
‘We just barely squeeze into this space’: UW veterinary school seeks addition
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine and its adjoining hospital is poised to expand the amount of working space for students and staff by about 50 percent as part of a $128.1 million project.
UW-Madison ranked 15th best public university, drops slightly from last year, report says
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin’s flagship university remains one of the top public higher education institutions in the United States despite a slight drop compared to last year, according to a report released Monday.
Tony Evers, Bryan Steil cast only no votes on UW System budget
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
MADISON — For those keeping score, the only votes Thursday against budget requests the University of Wisconsin System will send to the state came from a Democrat and a Republican member of the Board of Regents running for high-profile political offices.
UW Regents Approve Capital, Operating Requests In Next State Budget
Wisconsin Public Radio
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved a pair of budget requests to state lawmakers, including a $1.9 billion capital budget request for building and renovation projects around the state.
Regents approve asking for $107 million more in next budget
The regents approved the request 16-1 on Thursday. The request seeks an additional $82.5 million in tax dollars to meet performance-based goals Republican legislators have imposed on the system.
Regents OK $1.96 billion construction budget
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved a $1.96 billion construction and maintenance budget request.
Tony Evers: UW System’s budget proposal ‘sends wrong message’ to lawmakers
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved the System’s 2019-21 proposed operating and capital budgets on Thursday, with the only two dissenting votes coming from the two Regents running for political office.
UW System Board of Regents OK $1.96 billion construction budget
Ch 6 - Milwaukee
Four projects would be funded by increases in student fees, including a new field house and soccer facility at UW-La Crosse; a new UW-Madison natatorium and recreational center; and a new UW-Stevens Point student health center.
Wisconsin Lawmakers Spar Over UW System Budget Proposal
Wisconsin Public Radio
State lawmakers are clashing in the wake of the new University of Wisconsin System budget proposal, disagreeing over the fundamental role of the university system.
UW System’s proposed operating budget mirrors GOP state lawmakers’ agenda
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The request the UW System will put forward for $107.5 million in new state funding over the next two years — $82.5 million in “outcomes-based” funding and $25 million to expand programs mostly in STEM and high-demand fields — is framed around “university and statutorily required goals.”
UW System wants $107 million more in next budget
Associated Press
System leaders released their 2019-2021 budget request Monday. The Board of Regents is scheduled to vote on the request Thursday during a meeting at UW-Madison. Approval would send the request on to Gov. Scott Walker’s office for consideration as he begins work on his executive budget.
UW System’s budget proposal tailored to Republicans’ demand for campus accountability
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System is asking for $107 million more in state money, three-quarters of which would be outcome-based, rewarding or punishing campuses based on how well they meet performance metrics such as student access, progress toward degree completion, “workforce contributions” and operating efficiencies.
UW-La Crosse chancellor: Time will come where tuition freeze won’t be feasible
WIZM - La Crosse
Quoted: “For us, that does create some challenges as far as how we pay for what we do,” Gow said. “We do have inflationary cost increases. I don’t know how realistic it is to continue that forever.”
UW System wants $107M more from state
Eau Claire Leader Telegram
UW System leaders won’t seek any tuition or student fee increases in the next state budget but will consider asking Gov. Scott Walker for an additional $107 million in state aid to help meet Republican-imposed performance goals and increase access to high-demand programs.
Editorial: Offset tuition freeze with higher state funding
Wisconsin State Journal
Freezing tuition for in-state students at public colleges and universities is welcome help for Wisconsin families. But state leaders need to be realistic. Unless the state can provide better funding, too, the freeze will continue to harm schools.
Scott Walker says if re-elected, he’ll freeze UW tuition for four more years
Gov. Scott Walker says if re-elected to a third term, he’ll seek to extend the existing University of Wisconsin System tuition freeze for in-state undergraduate students for another four years.
Cancer therapy hope, hometown pride on parade
Wisconsin State Journal
Reisem is one of more than 500 cancer patients from Wisconsin who have had newly available genetic testing done on their tumors, which can lead doctors to use therapies that target specific mutations instead of standard chemotherapy. The initiative, started at the UW Carbone Cancer Center in 2015, is supported by $1 million in the current state budget.
New UW budget calls for higher fees, room-and-board costs
Madison.com
The regents are scheduled to approve the 2018-19 budget Friday at UW-Milwaukee. The spending plan calls for raising student fees at four-year schools an average of $33 per student. Room and board would increase an average of $118.
Scott Walker to state agencies: No new spending in next budget; exceptions for K-12, Medicaid
Wisconsin State Journal
Gov. Scott Walker has instructed state agencies to assume their next budgets will have no increases in state funding, with exceptions for some of the budget’s priciest areas such as schools, prisons and Medicaid.
Walker, Republicans Issue Warnings About Democratic Wins
US News and World Report
Walker said Republican initiatives that would be undone with Democratic wins include the Foxconn display-screen manufacturing project that could bring 13,000 jobs to the state in exchange for $4.5 billion in taxpayer incentives; a University of Wisconsin tuition freeze; photo identification requirements for voting; abortion limitations; and collective bargaining restrictions enacted through the Act 10 law.
Lawmakers back UW funding tied to metrics including ‘workforce contributions,’ student access
Wisconsin State Journal
A state legislative panel has approved a plan to divvy up about $26 million to University of Wisconsin System campuses based on metrics for student access, progress toward completion, “workforce contributions” and operating efficiencies.
State Senate votes to give pay raises to state workers
Wisconsin State Journal
The state Senate has voted to give state workers, including University of Wisconsin System workers, across-the-board 2-percent pay increases in each of the next two years.
Foster children would go to UW colleges for free under a bipartisan bill
Daily Cardinal
College tuition could become free for foster children throughout the state under a new bill, as legislators argue that those who age out of the system receive far too little social support.
Walker proposes $50M in rural economic development
WISC-TV 3
Walker also announced creation of a $200,000 scholarship fund to encourage students to take agriculture courses at a state technical college or the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture.
Conservation jobs program could be resurrected to tackle education costs
Daily Cardinal
A new bill could revitalize a dormant program from last century to create environmental conservation jobs for some of the nearly 70 percent of young people struggling with higher education costs and student debt in the state.
Legislative task force proposes foster care legislation
WISC-TV 3
The bills would create grants to provide incentives for serving as foster parents and give foster children free tuition within the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin Technical College System.
What funding cuts at Midwestern public universities mean for the region’s economy
Public universities in the Midwest have conducted some of the country’s most important research, leading to scientific and technological breakthroughs. And funding cuts to these universities can carry major economic impacts.
Tom Still: UW-Madison’s thousands of lost engineering students are a lost opportunity
Wisconsin State Journal
The main barrier to taking more is a lack of faculty to educate more students without diminishing the quality of the experience for all. Private gifts help, but the core funding for faculty hires comes from state government support and student tuition. Neither source has grown much for years.
UW Flexible options program expected to expand with little new state funding
Daily Cardinal
Although Gov. Walker signed the two-year state budget into law over a week ago, the UW System is still figuring out how the budget affects one of its programs targeted at non-traditional students.
Budget nixes domestic partner benefits
Capital Times
The measures also will impact the University of Wisconsin, which, after years of Republican budget cuts and policies that some claim are anti-academic, is already having problems recruiting and retaining talented faculty.
UW-Madison’s Project 72 honors Sigurd Olson
Ashland Daily Press
Sigurd Olson – loyal guardian of northern lakes and waterways – has been selected to represent Ashland and Bayfield counties as part of an ad campaign launched by UW-Madison known as Project 72 with the new slogan, “Thank You!”
UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank weighs in on state budget, free tuition program and Foxconn
Capital Times
Blank appeared on a recent segment of Sunday political talk show “UpFront with Mike Gousha” with UW Colleges and UW Extension Chancellor Cathy Sandeen. The pair weighed in on the budget, a new one-year free tuition program for first generation students and the proposed Foxconn plant, expressing optimism about all three.
UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank weighs in on state budget, free tuition program and Foxconn
Capital Times
Gov. Scott Walker signed the state budget on Thursday last week, securing an extra $100 million in funding for the University of Wisconsin System.
Gov. Scott Walker signs $76B Wisconsin budget with money for schools, fees for hybrids
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday signed the two-year, $76 billion budget, providing $600 million more for K-12 schools, cutting property taxes, keeping a freeze on instate University of Wisconsin System tuition and doubling fees on hybrid drivers.
Walker to sign state budget nearly 3 months late
Madison.com
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is signing the nearly three-month late state budget into law, a move that will allow him to transition into re-election mode.
UW provisions among Walker’s vetoes
Daily Cardinal
Gov. Scott Walker issued 99 partial vetoes of the state’s two-year budget on Wednesday, rejecting several highly-anticipated additions to the bill, which was written by the Republican-held Wisconsin Legislature.
Chris Rickert: Piqued GOP blind to differences among UW faculty
Wisconsin State Journal
In their latest attack on the eggheads, Wisconsin Republicans have revived Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to force the University of Wisconsin System to keep track of the time professors spend teaching and to reward those “who teach more than a standard academic load.”
Editorial: Republicans backtrack on commitment to clean state budget
Wisconsin State Journal
Among the non-fiscal items the finance committee added to the budget are: Looser qualifications for UW System leaders; A mandate for UW to report and reward the time professors spend teaching.
State Legislature Approves Delayed State Budget
Wisconsin Public Radio
The state budget is now back in the hands of Gov. Scott Walker. The state Senate passed the $76 billion spending plan on a vote of 19-14 on Friday night.
‘I’m comfortable defending my vote’; Three GOP senators say they won’t vote for state budget
WISC-TV 3
Nass, Stroebel and Kapenga have given Fitzgerald a list of amendments they want, including expanding the state’s voucher school program, blocking the University of Wisconsin System from spending $4 million on diversity training and moving up repeal of prevailing wage laws from September 2018 to January.
Senate GOP still doesn’t have votes for delayed budget, Saturday session possible
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Kapenga, Nass and Stroebel’s hoped-for changes include requiring a referendum before local governments can impose wheel taxes; allowing local governments to continue to regulate quarries; prohibiting diversity training for University of Wisconsin System students, and speeding up the repeal of the state’s prevailing wage law that determines the minimum pay for those working on publicly funded infrastructure projects.
Vos calls Senate budget demands a ‘ransom list’
Wisconsin Radio Network
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is accusing some Senate Republicans of holding the state hostage with their opposition to the state budget.
Delayed State Budget Faces Uncertainty In Senate
Wisconsin Public Radio
Four Republican senators are holding up final approval of Wisconsin’s delayed state budget.