Tag: state budget
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Cross to Joint Finance: Approve Authority and funding stream, reassess cuts
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UW System President Ray Cross testified before the state Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance Tuesday, requesting that members approve the UW System Authority and a dedicated funding stream in Governor Scott Walker’s 2015-17 proposed budget while working with UW System and institutional leaders to reduce a proposed state funding cut. “This budget moves Wisconsin from…
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Media coverage: Cross and Schmidt before the JFC
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The Madison Capital Times has a lengthy account of testimony Tuesday by Ray Cross and James Schmidt to the Joint Finance Committee. Reaction by legislators was mixed, with some appreciation for the impact cuts Schmidt described as “too much and too fast.” Others questioned the role of reserve funds in the UW budget and referenced…
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4E: Rally planned for 4 p.m. on March 4
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The Fourth Estate website has an article about a rally planned for 4 p.m. Wednesday (March 4) outside the University Union. Paul Ahrens, chair of the Student Government Association’s Academic Affairs Committee and a senior Democracy and Justice Studies major, is campus spokesman for the group UW Students Against Education Cuts. “Our story is we…
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Reminder: Next budget ‘town hall’ is Friday
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The third in a series of budget “town hall” discussions is scheduled for 9 a.m. this Friday (March 6) in the University Theatre, located in Theatre Hall. Chancellor Gary L. Miller will host the hour-long session and offer a recap on recent developments including news from Thursday’s Board of Regents meeting in Madison. As in…
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Cross essay: Tools to build ‘UW System of the future’ are in budget
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President Ray Cross weighs in today with a guest column in the state’s largest newspaper, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Looking beyond the immediate funding crunch, Cross says the UW System will have a brighter future if the autonomy proposal in Gov. Walker’s budget is approved. A guaranteed funding stream via the sales tax is crucial, he…
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Chancellor shares budget message with UW-Green Bay alumni
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UW-Green Bay Chancellor Gary L. Miller sent a letter earlier this week to more than 10,000 graduates for whom the University holds valid email addresses. In it, he thanked alumni who have already expressed an interest in UW System budget priorities. He invited those interested in the current debate to learn more. “…If you feel…
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Student says rally is planned for March 4
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Paul Ahrens, chair of the Student Government Association’s Academic Affairs Committee and a senior at UW-Green Bay, is publicizing his role as this campus’s spokesman for the group UW Students Against Education Cuts. He says a rally is planned for 4 p.m. next Wednesday (March 4), outside the University Union. First things first, though: The…
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Chancellor Miller: Next ‘town hall’ is March 6, after Regents
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UW-Green Bay Chancellor Gary L. Miller emailed faculty and staff Monday to confirm scheduling of the next session in his ‘town hall’ series on the state budget. The third town hall is set for 9 a.m. Friday, March 6, in the University Theatre. Along with providing time for Q&A, Miller will recap the budget discussion…
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Audio of Friday’s ‘Town Hall II’ now online
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In case you missed it in Friday’s weekly Log Extra, there’s a written recap of the second UW-Green Bay budget ‘town hall’ hosted by Chancellor Gary Miller online. Miller said UW-Green Bay’s required annual budget reduction could hit $4.6 million, higher than initially anticipated. He also said layoffs are unlikely in the short term; most…
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Chancellor’s talk to Student Government
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The UW-Green Bay Student Government Association videotaped Chancellor Gary L. Miller’s hour-long conversation on the budget with student representatives at a meeting in the Union last Monday. The piece is archived at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TKKCY9tdfg&feature=youtu.be.