UW-O: Deficits, Protests, Underwear, and Grounds Beautification

By MacIver Staff - October 21, 2023

Declining Enrollment, Deficit, Deficit Spending, DEI, Universities of Wisconsin, UW, UW System, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, Wisconsin Legislature

UW-Oshkosh lays off staff while spending $10.8 million on campus beautification and even more DEI. Read More UW-O: Deficits, Protests, Underwear, and Grounds Beautification

MacIver News Minute: Safer at Home Hits State’s Finances

By MacIverNews - June 18, 2020

Andrea Palm, Deficit, Economy, fiscal crisis, Gov. Evers, LFB, lockdown, MacIver News Minute, safer-at-home, state finances, Tax Collections, Wisconsin's economy

LISTEN – Some of the drop in tax collections can be attributed to the delayed July filing date for taxes but clearly the unnecessary statewide lockdown is having a huge impact on your wallet and the state’s fiscal condition. Read More MacIver News Minute: Safer at Home Hits State’s Finances

Unsupported Overdrafts in 2014 Increase As Large Totals Await Future Settlement

By MacIver Institute - January 6, 2015

Budget, Deficit, DHS, DOA, DOC, Fiscal, JFC, Medicaid, Overdrafts

MacIver News Service – Total unsupported overdraft appropriations reached over $50 million in FY14 as compared to $32 million in FY13. However, much of this increase is due to status quo delayed Medicaid cost settlements within the Department of Health Services (DHS), and the purchase of new software in the Department of Administration (DOA). Read More Unsupported Overdrafts in 2014 Increase As Large Totals Await Future Settlement

Wisconsin’s GAAP Deficit Shrinks by $1.6 Billion in Past Three Fiscal Years

By MacIver Institute - December 17, 2014

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MacIver News Service – The state’s deficit according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) has decreased by $1.6 billion in the first three fiscal years of Gov. Scott Walker’s first term. Read More Wisconsin’s GAAP Deficit Shrinks by $1.6 Billion in Past Three Fiscal Years

UPDATED: State Agency Budget Requests Exceed Revenue Estimates By $2.2 Billion

By Matt Crumb - November 21, 2014

Budget, Deficit, Revenue

MacIver News Service – The Department of Administration released a report Thursday showing that if every state agency received the funds they requested for the next biennium, Wisconsin would find itself in a $2.2 billion hole by 2017. Check out the full analysis. Read More UPDATED: State Agency Budget Requests Exceed Revenue Estimates By $2.2 Billion