UW-Whitewater hosted the first of three public hearings on the state budget April 9. Iâm pleased that the first of the âroadshowâ hearings was held in my district. Other hearings followed in Rhinelander and Menomonie. The fourth and final hearing will be held online Wednesday, April 28.
I want to thank UW-Whitewater for hosting a well-organized event with distancing between people seated in the Irving L. Young auditorium, mandatory face coverings and microphone cleansing when people chose to take their masks off to speak. The university also set up an excellent audio/visual system so people in line to testify knew when it was their turn to come to the microphone.
Evers budget and Republican proposals are miles apart. A compromise won’t be easy. //end headline wrapper ?>Gov. Tony Evers. File photo by Emily Hamer/Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism.
The process of creating a state budget to fund the next two years is underway with a supposed July 1 deadline in state law. It’s often said that budgets are moral documents that lay bare the priorities of the parties crafting them.
In Wisconsin, it’s not as simple as Republicans wanting to cut taxes and Democrats wanting to take care of people’s basic needs. There are cost-savings measures, tax cuts and priorities that each side rejects, while the other side wants them badly.
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The process of creating a state budget to fund the next two years is underway with a supposed July 1 deadline in state law. Itâs often said that budgets are moral documents that lay bare the priorities of the parties crafting them.
In Wisconsin, itâs not as simple as Republicans wanting to cut taxes and Democrats wanting to take care of peopleâs basic needs. There are cost-savings measures, tax cuts and priorities that each side rejects, while the other side wants them badly.
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Educating Wisconsinâs teachers has been central to UW-Whitewaterâs mission since our beginning in 1868.
UW-Whitewater was founded as a teachers college and today continues to provide annually the most new teacher licensures in the state. Our alums can be found in school districts all across Wisconsin.
We are proud of our teaching professionals and all that they contribute to Wisconsinâs children, families and to the future of our great state.
As a former elementary school teacher myself, I understand how important it is for students to receive a high-quality experience in their teacher education program. UW-Whitewater has outstanding programs that are recognized by national accreditation organizations. Yet, there is one area where our College of Education and Professional Studies lags behind our peers, and thatâs Winther Hall, the home to the college.