Column by Wisconsin governor on his budget proposal, touting “More money into our technical college system than ever before” and “Over $100 million more into our University of Wisconsin System.”
As students at the University of Wisconsin continue to express their concerns with Gov. Walker’s proposal to let students opt out of allocable segregated fees, the state Legislature’s joint finance committee met Thursday to address the contentious idea, among other items, in the state budget.
MADISON — Any doubts that key parts of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget face significant hurdles among fellow Republicans who control the Legislature have been erased after three days of hearings that exposed rare bipartisan opposition to the spending plan.
Noted: In separate testimony, University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross praised Walker’s budget, which provides $100 million in new money to the university as well as $35 million in additional state tax dollars to fund a 5% tuition cut.
Questions about the relationships between University of Wisconsin System schools and their private foundations could mean less aid for the system when the state budget is completed, the state Senate’s top Republican signaled Thursday.
Questions about the relationships between University of Wisconsin System institutions and dozens of private foundations could loom over a proposed increase in state funding for UW, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Thursday.
Gov. Scott Walker’s spending plan for the 2017-19 biennium is the “best budget” the University of Wisconsin System has seen in 10 years, System President Ray Cross told lawmakers on Thursday.
State legislators are hoping to order an audit of the relationship between University of Wisconsin System schools and their private foundations.
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross said Thursday that Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget for state colleges and universities is a “move in the right direction.”
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Questions about the relationships between University of Wisconsin System schools and their private foundations could mean less aid for the system when the state budget is completed, the state Senate’s top Republican signaled Thursday.
Democrats on the Legislature’s finance committee are questioning provisions in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget that would allow students to opt out of some fees.
Deja vu is looming over the University of Wisconsin System. Thursday morning, UW System President Ray Cross will make a pitch to the Legislature’s powerful Joint Finance Committee for more than $100 million in additional state funding in the next biennium.
Walker’s 2017-19 budget proposal includes $650 million more for K-12 schools — some of which is tied to projected savings from self-insuring state employees — $42.5 million for the University of Wisconsin System tied to new performance metrics, $600 million in tax and fee reductions, and $500 million in new borrowing to plug a transportation funding shortfall.
Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to self-insure state workers came under attack Tuesday from the Legislature’s budget committee, which questioned $60 million in purported savings, whether local governments could still participate and if medical benefits might change.
The Student Services Finance Committee at UW-Madison met to discuss its first draft of recommendations for Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal Monday.
That ranking, from University of Wisconsin-Madison Associate Professor Nicholas Hillman, is based on what’s known about a proposed performance-based funding system to allocate $42.5 million in new money for the 2017-19 budget.
The University of Wisconsin Flexible Option program holds a lot of potential for people unable to attend traditional classes, say UW officials, but meeting Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed timetable for expansion would be challenging.
The University of Wisconsin at Madison has endured several years of budget cuts and a stronger hand by the state government in its policies. Chancellor Rebecca Blank discusses winning back some funds, repairing dings to its reputation, and navigating the Trump administration.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank is joining several top Republican lawmakers in questioning Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut University of Wisconsin System tuition.
Editorial: [T]he impact of UW research and teaching on the state’s economy cannot be overstated. But it all requires resources and investment. Let’s not put UW’s best at unnecessary risk.
University of Wisconsin chemistry professor Robert Hamers has a jam-packed day ahead: an hourlong lecture, a conference call with colleagues about nanotechnology, meetings and plans to check on students in the lab.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin chemistry professor Robert Hamers has a jam-packed day ahead: an hourlong lecture, a conference call with colleagues about nanotechnology, meetings and plans to check on students in the lab.
Gov. Scott Walker warned his fellow Republicans on Thursday that it would “unwise” to reject his proposal to switch state workers to a self-insurance model, saying ditching the plan would cost the state tens of millions of dollars in savings.
Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke said at a UW-Madison faculty forum that he hasn’t found any lawmakers who are excited about the plan, The Associated Press reported.
The Legislature’s budget committee plans to hold six budget hearings next month around the state on Gov. Scott Walker’s $76 billion biennial budget proposal, though none will be in the state’s 10 largest cities.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker warned his fellow Republicans on Thursday that it would “unwise” to reject his proposal to switch state workers to a self-insurance model, saying ditching the plan would cost the state tens of millions of dollars in savings.
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to increase funding for the University of Wisconsin System is the best budget news UW has heard in a long time, System President Ray Cross said Thursday.
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is offering high praise for the governor’s state budget proposal.
The commission also approved placing $361.3 million in a fund that could be tapped for projects not specifically enumerated. That could include many across the University of Wisconsin System that were not approved. The university asked for nearly $795 million but was approved for only $128 million.
University of Wisconsin-Madison would win big, and UW-Milwaukee and UW-Parkside would be the biggest losers, if performance measures proposed by Gov. Scott Walker to divvy up $42.5 million in new state funding over the next biennium are approved by the Legislature, according to a new analysis.
Amid uncertainty of the level of support Gov. Scott Walker has in the state Legislature for his budget proposal, state Sen. Patrick Testin, R-Stevens Point, supported the tuition cut and increased UW System funding in a speech to UW-Madison’s College Republicans.
The debate over three-year versus four-year bachelor degree programs is taking center stage following Gov. Scott Walker’s 2017-’19 budget proposal. An aspect of this requires the UW System to establish pathways to a three-year degree for 10 percent of programs by Jan.1, 2018 and 60 percent of programs by June 2020.
Gov. Scott Walker has done it again. This man continues to attack the University of Wisconsin System, interfering with business that should not be messed with. If the $250 million in cuts to the UW System in the 2015 budget weren’t enough, he now wants the UW System to allow students to opt out of allocable segregated fees, which will have detrimental effects on our schools.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he’s worried about relationships between University of Wisconsin System schools and their private foundations.
As a part of his 2015-’17 budget, Gov. Scott Walker edited the language in state statute outlining the responsibilities of the UW System. In essence, the role of students, faculty and staff shifted from that of policy developers to policy advisors, a move that left many in fear over the true weight of their voice.
New funding for higher education in Gov. Scott Walker’s state budget proposal would reverse years of cuts and boost University of Wisconsin System schools that have been slashing costs in recent years.But experts say two changes that System leaders and state lawmakers are considering this year could shrink the share of new funding that winds up at UW-Madison, and instead send more of that money to the System’s other campuses.
Governor Walker has proposed a modest increase in state support to the UW System in the 2017-19 budget period, with the additional resources to be distributed among campuses based on how well they score on a certain set of criteria. Those measures could penalize institutions that have been most effective in enrolling underrepresented students and provide a disincentive for campuses to admit low-income students, first-generation students, or other students who may take longer to graduate.
We are all doing well in our golden years and enjoying our retirements; two here in Wisconsin and one in Illinois. I can unequivocally state that the reason why we are doing well is the education we received from this great university.
For 43 years, I have been a proud alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
While these allocable segregated fees are only 17 percent of the total of segregated fees students pay, amounting to $88.98 per student each semester, according to UW’s Office of the Registrar, these fees fund a multitude of on-campus services. These services include, but are not limited to: the bus pass, the Rape Crisis Center, Tenant Resource Center, Badger Catholic, Sex Out Loud, SPILL, VETS Support, GUTS Tutoring and various grants for student org operations.
UW-Madison professor of virology Yoshihiro Kawaoka doesn’t teach classes on campus.
Parts of a 2015 statement from the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents supporting the open exchange of ideas on campus — including those considered offensive — would become state law under a proposal in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget.
As the potential ability to opt out of allocable segregated fees has created concern among students at the University of Wisconsin, members from Associated Students of Madison’s Shared Governance Committee gathered to discuss various ways to counter this proposal.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s latest two-year budget proposal has been received relatively warmly by higher education leaders, considering it calls for continuing to freeze tuition and then cutting it.
A well-known Republican state legislator and possible 2018 Senate candidate expressed opposition to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut tuition across the UW System, instead suggesting tuition increases.
A key Republican legislator says Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to cut University of Wisconsin System tuition would force taxpayers to pay more and lawmakers should instead consider tuition increases based on inflation or increases in family income.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A key Republican legislator says Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to cut University of Wisconsin System tuition would force taxpayers to pay more and lawmakers should instead consider tuition increases based on inflation or increases in family income.
Nicholas Hillman, an associate professor of education at UW-Madison, says the data on classroom hours, already duly posted by the UW System on its Accountability Dashboard, don’t tell the whole story.
A line of 70 to 80 students stretches out near the F.H. King Farm every summer in Madison, Wis., when a University of Wisconsin at Madison student organization gives away its produce.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank said Wednesday she will encourage legislators to treat state employees consistently on pay increases in the 2017-2019 budget, meaning increases for UW employees should not be tied to savings from the state moving to a self-insurance model for health insurance.
As University of Wisconsin System officials across the board welcome Gov. Scott Walker’s recent push to invest in higher education after years of budget cuts, Chancellor Rebecca Blank highlighted some of the key items she plans to track in the next biennium.
Melander noted those funds go to organizations on campus that in many cases are professional groups for students to learn more about their chosen majors and future careers.
The UW System Student Representatives lobbied state officials Thursday, following Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal. Allowing students to opt out of segregated fees was the top issue according to Jacob Schimmel, president of UW-La Crosse Student Association.
Gov. Scott Walker unveiled an $803 million capital budget Tuesday, laying out a series of building projects ranging from a veterans home in King to a crime lab in Milwaukee.
He rejected about $93 million in projects at UW-Madison and $31 million for a new, 72-bed skilled nursing facility in Madison for veterans, which was recommended in 2015 by a state veterans task force.
“When I saw that Governor Walker was proposing a tuition cut and further investment in our UW system, I was overjoyed. It’s time we helped students and families struggling to afford a quality education. I am writing to ask that you CUT UW TUITION,” reads one letter.
Multiple UW-Madison building project requests have been deferred, according to Gov. Scott Walker’s capital budget proposal.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday recommended spending $803 million on building projects across the state, which would be the smallest total spent on new construction, repair and renovation since he took office in 2011.
There are many reasons that Prent Corp., founded 50 years ago by my father in Janesville, has grown into the world’s leading designer and producer of custom thermoformed packages for the medical device industry. I can honestly say, however, that without the contributions by our employees, our company would not have been able to achieve the success that we have enjoyed in these five decades.
The state Department of Administration has released Governor Scott Walker’s proposed Capital Budget. The proposal for the 2017-19 budget period calls for $803 million in total projects, with about $450 million in new bonding.
