UW faculty and staff, state legislators clash over shared governance
(09/12/13 5:44am)
At the Sept. 5 Board of Regents meeting, Speaker of the Assembly Robin Vos, R- Burlington, posed a question:
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State assembly elects new majority leader, speaker pro tempore
(09/05/13 2:38am)
The state Legislature underwent multiple changes Wednesday, including the naming of a new assembly majority leader and adopting a formal timeline for the election of a new representative for the recently vacated 69th state Assembly district seat.
Chancellor David Ward supports investigative journalism center in letter to legislators
(06/14/13 10:48pm)
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward delivered a letter to Wisconsin legislative leadership Friday encouraging the Joint Finance Committee to remove the amendment in the 2013-’15 state budget requiring the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism to leave its space on UW-Madison’s campus.
State appeals court finds voter ID law constitutional
(05/30/13 10:44pm)
A Wisconsin appeals court reversed a lower court’s ruling Thursday in a decision that found the state’s controversial voter ID law, which requires voters to show a photo ID before voting, to be constitutional.
Walker, state legislators to introduce UW System tuition freeze
(04/25/13 2:58am)
Gov. Scott Walker and state legislators from both sides of the aisle are calling for a full University of Wisconsin System tuition freeze after a state audit revealed the system is operating with a $648 million surplus of unrestricted funds.
UW System President Kevin Reilly fields system surplus questions at Joint Committee on Employment Relations hearing
(04/24/13 6:25am)
The recent discussions over a $1 billion surplus in the University of Wisconsin System balance boiled over Tuesday as a planned discussion on the system’s Human Resources program before the state’s Joint Committee on Employment Relations turned into a heated question and answer session with UW System President Kevin Reilly.
Vos
(02/26/13 8:09am)
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Burlington, said he is confident the state Assembly will pass the mining bill when it is considered.
State Committee on Joint Finance passes mining legislation
(02/26/13 8:04am)
The state Joint Finance Committee passed a contentious mining bill on a party-line vote at its meeting Monday.
Walker proposes to expand school choice
(02/19/13 8:47am)
Gov. Scott Walker announced a proposal to expand Wisconsin’s school choice programs Monday that includes vouchers meant to give parents more options in school choice.
Walker, Vos aim to expand mental health care in the state
(02/07/13 5:38am)
Gov. Scott Walker announced Wednesday he will include a near $30 million, tax-funded expansion of the state’s mental health care infrastructure in the upcoming state budget.
State legislators receive subpoenas in redistricting discrimination case
(01/29/13 5:41am)
State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and other legislators received subpoenas to appear in an ongoing investigation into discriminatory redistricting of certain Wisconsin districts.
Legislative bureau estimates state surplus
(01/25/13 3:16am)
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau, a nonpartisan agency of the Wisconsin legislature, estimated the state would have a $419.7 million net balance for the year Thursday, something Republicans said proved their past budget reforms were successful.
Federal court upholds collective bargaining limits
(01/19/13 6:26am)
A federal appeals court upheld the controversial Act 10 legislation that limited collective bargaining rights for public union employees Friday, reversing an earlier federal court decision that found portions of the bill unconstitutional.
Parties elect new leaders in state Senate, Assembly
(11/14/12 4:11am)
As Wisconsin’s state government gears up for the start of its 2013 session, state Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, was elected Assembly Speaker and state Sen. Chris Larson was chosen as Minority Leader of the state Senate Tuesday.
GAB reports 2012 recall elections cost $13.5 million
(09/17/12 5:02am)
This summer’s recall elections cost the state $13.5 million, according to a Government Accountability Board report released Friday.
Mining bill advances without crucial vote
(03/06/12 6:16am)
The Joint Finance Committee voted Monday to send a controversial bill that would ease regulations on iron ore mining in Wisconsin to the state Senate floor, even though it seems unlikely to pass there.
Uncertain future for GOP mining bill
(03/02/12 7:30am)
The Wisconsin Republicans’ goal of passing a bill easing mining restrictions by the end of the legislative session could be in jeopardy after state Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, said he would not support the most recent version of the legislation Wednesday.
State senators introduce bipartisan amendment to mining legislation
(02/22/12 6:14am)
Two senators announced a bipartisan amendment Tuesday to the Assembly bill that would ease mining restrictions and streamline the development of a contentious iron mine proposal.
$46 million cuts to UW System approved
(02/16/12 8:50am)
The Joint Finance Committee allocated $123 million in state budget cuts for the coming year along party lines Wednesday, $46 million of which will come from the UW System.
Report: State faces $143.2 million deficit
(02/10/12 7:26am)
Wisconsin will face a $143.2 million projected state budget deficit for the 2012-2013 fiscal year, a release by the state's Legislative Fiscal Bureau revealed Thursday, adding another dimension to the possible recall elections this spring or summer.
