State Relations Update
A weekly summary of state government activity of interest to the UW.
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Issues from 2006-07
October 26, 2007
(Lead Article: "Governor Signs Budget Into Law At Memorial Union")
October 12, 2007
(Lead Article: "Governor Calls Special Session To Spur Budget Compromise")
August 10, 2007
(Lead Article: "Legislative Conference Committee Continues Budget Work With Little Progress")
July 27, 2007
(Lead Article: "Legislative Conference Committee Begins Work On State Budget")
July 13, 2007
(Lead Article: "State Assembly Action On State Budget")
June 29, 2007
(Lead Article: "State Senate On State Budget")
June 8, 2007
(Lead Article: "Joint Committee On Finance Votes On UW System Budget")
June 1, 2007
(Lead Article: "Joint Committee On Finance Set To Act On UW System Budget")
May 25, 2007
(Lead Article: "Joint Committee On Finance Acts On Capital Budget")
May 10, 2007
(Lead Article: "Joint Committee On Finance Begins Voting On State Budget")
April 17, 2007
(Lead Article: "State Budget Public Hearings Wrap Up, Capital Budget Is Next")
March 23, 2007
(Lead Article: "Budget Hearings In Full Swing")
March 2, 2007
(Lead Article: "Budget Repair Bill Passes Legislature's Budget Committee")
February 12, 2007
(Lead Article: "Governor To Reveal Budget Tuesday")
January 26, 2007
(Lead Article: "Wisconsin Public Radio To Discuss Admissions Policy Monday")
January 22, 2007
(Lead Article: "Chancellor Testifies On UW-Madison Admission Practices")
January 5, 2007
(Lead Article: "Legislative Higher Education Committee Assignments Complete")
December 21, 2006
(Lead Article: "Legislative Higher Education Committees Formed")
December 4, 2006
(Lead Article: "Governor Appoints Michael Morgan DOA Secretary")
November 17, 2006
(Lead Article: "Assembly Hold Leadership Elections")
November 10, 2006
(Lead Article: "Election Results")
November 3, 2006
(Lead Article: "UW System Names Executive Director of Communications And External Relations")
October 13, 2006
(Lead Article: "Legislative Audit Bureau Releases Audit On Sick Leave, Vacation Reporting And Use")
September 15, 2006
(Lead Article: "November Elections Set")
August 18, 2006
(Lead Article: "Regents Finalize UW System Budget Request")
July 21, 2006
(Lead Article: "Candidates Set For Fall Elections")
June 16, 2006
(Lead Article: "Regents Discuss Outline of 2007-09 Budget Proposal")
May 8, 2006
(Lead Article: "Taxpayer's Protection Amendment Dies in Senate")
April 28, 2006
(Lead Article: "Taxpayer's Protection Amendment Clears Assembly")
April 21, 2006
(Lead Article: "Wisconsin Institutes For Discovery Gets Final Approval From State Building Commission")
April 17, 2006
(Lead Article: "New Version Of The "TPA" Approved By Assembly Committee")
April 10, 2006
(Lead Article: "New Version Of The "TPA" Introduced")
March 24, 2006
(Lead Article: "Regents Take Stand On Taxpayer Protection Amendment")
March 13, 2006
(Lead Article: "Legislative Session Wraps Up...Sort Of")
February 24, 2006
(Lead Article: "Veterans Tuition Remission, Re-Enrollment Bills Advance")
February 17, 2006
(Lead Article: "Legislative Committees Hold Hearing On Taxpayer Protection Amendment")
February 10, 2006
(Lead Article: "Kreibich Announces UW Reform Package")
February 3, 2006
(Lead Article: "Taxpayer Protection Act To Be Introduced")
January 27, 2006
(Lead Article: "Governor Announces Financial Aid, Stem Cell Initiatives In State Of The State Address")
January 13, 2006
(Lead Article: "Barry Alvarez To Be Honored By Legislature")
January 5, 2006
(Lead Article: "Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee Hearing Set")
November 28, 2005
(Lead Article: "Senate Committee To Consider Bill Removing TAA Bargaining Rights")
November 15, 2005
(Lead Article: "Regent Resolution Allows Termination Clauses In Contracts")
October 19, 2005
(Lead Article: "Joint Audit Committee Approves UW Employment Practices Audit")
October 11, 2005
(Lead Article: "Joint Audit Committee To Consider UW Employment Practices Audit")
October 3, 2005
(Lead Article: "Cloning Bill Goes To Governor For Expected Veto")
September 26, 2005
(Lead Article: "Vote On Cloning Bill Set For Tomorrow")
September 20, 2005
(Lead Article: "Senate Higher Education Committee Public Hearing Set")
September 12, 2005
(Lead Article: "Regents Approve UW System Employment Policy Changes, Tuition Waiver For Hurricane Victims")
September 6, 2005
(Lead Article: "Colleges and Universities Committee Holds Hearing on UW APBS Implementation")
August 22, 2005
(Lead Article: "State Lawmakers Request Audit of UW Employment Policies")
July 25, 2005
(Lead Article: "Governor Signs Budget Bill")
July 18, 2005
(Lead Article: "2005-07 Pay Plan To Be Taken Up By Legislature This Week")
July 6, 2005
(Lead Article: "Assembly Concurs With Senate, Budget Goes To Governor")
July 5, 2005
(Lead Article: "Senate Changes, Passes Budget")
June 27, 2005
(Lead Article: "Bill To Ban All Cloning Passes Assembly")
June 20, 2005
(Lead Article: "Bill To Ban All Cloning To Have Hearing Today")
June 14, 2005
(Lead Article: "Finance Committee Completes Work On State Budget")
June 6, 2005
(Lead Article: "Finance Committee Approves Building Program, Holds Off On Stem Cell Decision")
June 2, 2005
(Lead Article: "Finance Committee Votes on UW Budget")
May 23, 2005
(Lead Article: "Finance Committee Delays Action on UW Budget")
May 16, 2005
(Lead Article: "UW Budget Scheduled for Finance Committee Action")
May 9, 2005
(Lead Article: "UW Pay Plan Hearing Rescheduled")
May 2, 2005
(Lead Article: "Joint Finance Budget Work Continues")
April 25, 2005
(Lead Article: "2005-07 Pay Plan Proposal Announced")
April 19, 2005
(Lead Article: "Assembly Passes Bill Restricting Private Stem Cell Research")
April 11, 2005
(Lead Article: "UW Spirit Week Set for April 11-15")
April 5, 2005
(Lead Article: "Joint Finance Committee Agency Briefings to Wrap Up This Week")
March 28, 2005
(Lead Article: "Joint Finance Committee to be Briefed on UW Budget")
March 21, 2005
(Lead Article: "State Building Commission Approves Capital Budget")
March 14, 2005
(Lead Article: "Capital Budget on Tap This Week")
March 8, 2005
(Lead Article: "Finance Committee Begins Budget Hearings")
February 28, 2005
(Lead Article: "Finance Committee Announces Budget Hearings")
February 21, 2005
(Lead Article: "Assembly to Consider Churchill Resolution")
February 9, 2005
(Lead Article: "Governor Releases Budget Request")
February 7, 2005
(Lead Article: "Governor to Unveil Budget Request")
January 31, 2005
(Lead Article: "New Revenue Estimates Released")
January 24, 2005
(Lead Article: "Assembly Agriculture Committee Invites CALS to Hearing")
January 18, 2005
(Lead Article: "Governor Highlights UW in State of State Message")
January 10, 2005
(Lead Article: "Assembly Democratic Committee Appointments Completed")
January 3, 2005
(Lead Article: "New Legislature Sworn In")
December 20, 2004
(Lead Article: "Government Spending Conference Set for January 19")
December 13, 2004
(Lead Article: "Assembly Committee Chairs Announced")
November 22, 2004
(Lead Article: "Governor Announces $375 Million Institute for Discovery")
November 16, 2004
(Lead Article: "Senate, Assembly Choose Leadership")
November 3, 2004
(Lead Article: "Republicans Pick Up State Legislative Seats")
October 26, 2004
(Lead Article: "Election Day Set for Next Tuesday")
October 4, 2004
(Lead Article: "Tech Council Calls for State Support of UW")
(Lead Article: "Legislative Audit of UW System Administrative Costs Released")
September 15, 2004
(Lead Article: "Election Update")
September 7, 2004
(Lead Article: "Early Tax Collection Revenue Up")
August 23, 2004
(Lead Article: "Board of Regents Approve Budget 05-07 Request")
August 16, 2004
(Lead Article: "Senate State-Local Government Relations Panel Formed")
July 29, 2004
(Lead Article: "Reilly Named UW President")
July 19, 2004
(Lead Article: "Fall Legislative Elections Set")
July 13, 2004
(Lead Article: "Value of UW Stem Cell Research Highlighted")
June 28, 2004
(Lead Article: "Good News, Bad News For Budget Outlook")
June 15, 2004
(Lead Article: "The Taxpayer Bill Of Rights (TABOR) Constitutional Amendment Will Be Delayed Until At Least January, 2005")
June 7, 2004
(Lead Article: "UW-Madison Professor to Speak at TABOR Forum")
May 24, 2004
(Lead Article: "Legislative Session Concluded...For Now")
May 17, 2004
(Lead Article: "JCOER Approves UW Pay Plan Adjustment")
May 3, 2004
(Lead Article: "Higher Ed Committees to Meet")
April 19, 2004
(Lead Article: "TABOR Action Not Expected Until Mid to Late May")
April 12, 2004
(Lead Article: "Non-Resident Tuition Exemption for Vets Signed into Law")
March 29, 2004
(Lead Article: "Business School Addition Bill Sent to Governor")
March 22, 2004
(Lead Article: "Senate to Complete Regular Business on Wednesday")
March 16, 2004
(Lead Article: "Governor Signs Hospital Bonding, Other UW Bills")
March 9, 2004
(Lead Article: "End of Regular Legislative Session on Thursday")
March 1, 2004
(Lead Article: "Legislators Begin Final Floor Session")
February 16, 2004
(Lead Article: "Deficit Projected for Biennium")
February 9, 2004
(Lead Article: "Concealed Carry Veto Override Fails")
February 2, 2004
(Lead Article: "Assembly Concealed Carry Veto Override Vote Expected This Week")
January 26, 2004
(Lead Article: "Governor Delivers State of the State Message")
January 20, 2004
(Lead Article: "Governor to Deliver State of the State On Wednesday")
January 13, 2004
(Lead Article: "Tax Collections Up For First Part of 2003-04")
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- Issues from 1999
- Issues from 1998
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