Joint Finance announces public budget hearing dates

State Sen. Mark Miller and Rep. Mark Pocan, co-chairs of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance, announced today the committee will hold a series of public hearings on the 2009-2011 state budget. The nearest location to campus is on Wednesday, April 1, at the Lawrence University Stansbury Theater in the Music Drama Center, 420 E. College Ave., Appleton. Public comments will be limited to three minutes. Gov Doyle’s proposed budget calls for significant budget and policy changes across state government, including about $174 million in cuts to the UW System. For all locations download the news release.