In Second Year of UW Budget Cuts, Students Still Struggling to Cope [Sarcasm Alert]

By Brett Healy - September 26, 2016

Budget Cuts, UW Budget, UW System, UW-Madison

More than a year after Gov. Scott Walker signed the 2015-2017 state budget, which cut a total of $250 million from the UW System over two years, the MacIver Institute has once again investigated the plight of UW-Madison and its students inflicted by the devastating cuts. Beware: this video contains intense sarcasm. Read More In Second Year of UW Budget Cuts, Students Still Struggling to Cope [Sarcasm Alert]

Sarcasm Alert: Students Struggle to Cope with Massive UW Budget Cuts

By MacIver Institute - September 8, 2015

Budget, Budget Cuts, Education, Scott Walker, Students, University of Wisconsin, UW System

The UW System budget cuts were decried as utterly draconian and devastating for the system — even though the sum amounts to 2.1% of the total system’s two-year budget. Given these drastic measures, the MacIver Institute visited UW-Madison’s campus on the first day of school to check out how the draconian cuts have affected students. Read More Sarcasm Alert: Students Struggle to Cope with Massive UW Budget Cuts

No New Surplus Revenue Makes Budget Debate More Difficult For The Politicians

By Matt Crumb - May 6, 2015

Budget, Budget Cuts, Fiscal Bureau, Legislature

MacIver Institute Budget Blog – Legislators hoping that Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) Director Bob Lang would deliver good news of higher tax revenues for the 2015-17 budget are now coming to grips with the reality that there are no surplus dollars as they continue their review of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal. The LFB’s May re-estimates show no variation from original projections in January.
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UW-Madison College Republicans Face Vulgar Backlash Over Campus-Wide Email

By MacIver Institute - February 18, 2015

Budget, Budget Cuts, College, College Republicans, Email, Republicans, UW, UW System, UW-Madison, Walker

College Republicans at the University of Wisconsin-Madison faced a backlash from fellow UW students after sending out a campus-wide email supporting Gov. Walker’s budget proposal. Some of the responses were profane and vulgar. Read More UW-Madison College Republicans Face Vulgar Backlash Over Campus-Wide Email