LISTEN – Will the governor do the right thing and relinquish the funds? Read More MacIver News Minute: Evers’ $100M Slush Fund Exposed
MacIver News Minute: Evers’ $100M Slush Fund Exposed
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UW System Audit: Program Reserves Top $1.3 Billion
By Ola Lisowski -
A budget audit by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau found $1.33 billion in “slush fund” balances for the University of Wisconsin System. Read More UW System Audit: Program Reserves Top $1.3 Billion
Republicans Reject Dems’ Poverty Act For UW System
By Matt Kittle -
Budget, Chris Taylor, Department of Natural Resources, Duey Stroebel, John Nygren, Joint Finance Committee, Jon Erpenbach, Patience Roggensack, Public Defender, Ray Cross, Scott Walker, Slush Fund, Tom Tiffany, Tony Evers, UW System
By M.D. Kittle — In a performance worthy of Hugo’s Les Miserables, Democrats on the Legislature’s powerful budget-writing committee on Tuesday cried poverty for a University of Wisconsin System with a total budget of $6.37 billion. Read More Republicans Reject Dems’ Poverty Act For UW System
Analysis: Evers Budget Extends UW Tuition Freeze, Hikes Spending
By Ola Lisowski -
2019-21 Budget, Biennial Budget, Capital Budget, Gov. Tony Evers, Higher Education, Program Revenue Balances, Slush Fund, Student Debt, Student Loans, Tuition Freeze, University of Wisconsin System, UW Slush Fund, UW System
[bctt tweet=”Proposed operating and capital budgets flush @UWSystem with $1.2 billion in new spending, despite record-high program revenue balances. @MacIverWisc #WIright #WIbudget” username=”MacIverWisc”] March 18, 2019 Analysis By Ola Lisowski Gov. Tony Evers’ biennial budget proposal for 2019-21 puts a big emphasis on education. As the former Superintendent of the state Department of Public Instruction (DPI), it’s a natural fit. As we wrote last week, the new governor’s budget would spend at least $1.5 billion more on K-12 schools. How much would he spend on higher education? That’s what we’ll break down today. Overall, the plan proposes $175 million more for …
Upon Further Review, Levine’s Complaints about UW Ring Hollow
By MacIver Institute -
Special Guest Perspective by UW student Tyler Brandt – “Enough with Scott Walker and the GOP – I’m leaving”. That was the sentiment expressed by UW-Madison English chair Caroline Levine in her Cap Times column on May 13th. As a UW-Madison student, I feel compelled to respond. Read More Upon Further Review, Levine’s Complaints about UW Ring Hollow