UW System students today slammed Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to let students opt out of paying some student fees, saying the move would lead to significant cuts for crucial campus groups. That includes the leaders of the UW-Madison student groups
UW System President Ray Cross told lawmakers Gov. Scott Walker’s budget is “the best budget the UW System has seen in a decade.” But he indicated there’s several areas where he’d like changes, such as Walker’s performance-based funding formula, adding
UW System President Ray Cross told the Joint Finance Committee today he supports an audit lawmakers approved today reviewing UW System campuses and their respective private foundations. The Legislative Audit Committee today approved the audit, along with a separate one
With his proposed cuts in federal research and development spending, President Trump risks harming a priority he puts at the top of his own list – national security.
The state and UW System could save almost $22 million if the Affordable Care Act’s health insurer fee is repealed, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The agency today provided members of the Joint Finance Committee an overview of the
Republicans may be on a collision path for another standoff over banning the sale of fetal tissue after eight GOP lawmakers began circulating legislation that would impose a blanket prohibition on acquiring, providing or using a fetal body part from
UW System President Ray Cross said today Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal for UW is the best “we’ve had in over a decade,” though he’s looking for some changes in the coming weeks. Cross spoke at today’s Board of Regents
Chancellors at several UW System campuses say they’re open to Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to bring performance-based funding to UW, but they say lots of details will need to be worked out. In pitching the idea, Walker points to the
Rep. Dale Kooyenga says his suggestion that the state let UW raise tuition to keep up with inflation or household income increases is aimed at starting a conversation about a sustainable tuition policy. Kooyenga, R-Brookfield, is the latest in the
Earlier this week, Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Lon Roberts attempted to mount a defense of Gov. Scott Walker’s paltry plan that fails to provide real relief for student loan borrowers. Secretary Roberts’ column, however, merely highlights the many inadequacies of Walker’s proposal, which is geared toward his own re-election plans rather than helping working Wisconsinites.
Gov. Scott Walker today proposed a $140 million boost to the UW System, including a plan that would freeze tuition for in-state undergrads in the first year before cutting it 5 percent the next. The tuition plan, which Walker unveiled
UW System students today slammed Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to let students opt out of paying some student fees, saying the move would lead to significant cuts for crucial campus groups. That includes the leaders of the UW-Madison student groups Badger Catholic and Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics, who testified together
UW System President Ray Cross told lawmakers Gov. Scott Walker’s budget is “the best budget the UW System has seen in a decade.” But he indicated there’s several areas where he’d like changes, such as Walker’s performance-based funding formula, adding more capital budget projects and flexibilities for UW and a
UW System President Ray Cross told the Joint Finance Committee today he supports an audit lawmakers approved today reviewing UW System campuses and their respective private foundations. The Legislative Audit Committee today approved the audit, along with a separate one of State Fair Park. The audit follows a UW System
With his proposed cuts in federal research and development spending, President Trump risks harming a priority he puts at the top of his own list – national security.
The state and UW System could save almost $22 million if the Affordable Care Act’s health insurer fee is repealed, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The agency today provided members of the Joint Finance Committee an overview of the guv’s call to move to a self-insurance model, along with
Republicans may be on a collision path for another standoff over banning the sale of fetal tissue after eight GOP lawmakers began circulating legislation that would impose a blanket prohibition on acquiring, providing or using a fetal body part from an abortion. That goes well beyond a competing bill, AB
UW System President Ray Cross said today Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal for UW is the best “we’ve had in over a decade,” though he’s looking for some changes in the coming weeks. Cross spoke at today’s Board of Regents meeting in Madison, telling regents that Walker clearly listened to
Chancellors at several UW System campuses say they’re open to Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to bring performance-based funding to UW, but they say lots of details will need to be worked out. In pitching the idea, Walker points to the example of the state’s tech colleges, where he introduced a
Rep. Dale Kooyenga says his suggestion that the state let UW raise tuition to keep up with inflation or household income increases is aimed at starting a conversation about a sustainable tuition policy. Kooyenga, R-Brookfield, is the latest in the Legislature to raise concerns over Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed tuition
Earlier this week, Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Lon Roberts attempted to mount a defense of Gov. Scott Walker’s paltry plan that fails to provide real relief for student loan borrowers. Secretary Roberts’ column, however, merely highlights the many inadequacies of Walker’s proposal, which is geared toward his own re-election plans rather than helping working Wisconsinites.
Gov. Scott Walker today proposed a $140 million boost to the UW System, including a plan that would freeze tuition for in-state undergrads in the first year before cutting it 5 percent the next. The tuition plan, which Walker unveiled during a tour of three campuses today, would be backfilled