UW System Clipsheet

"Senate passes budget, but Assembly rejects it," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct. 16.

Gov. Doyle's state budget, which passed in the Senate, failed to pass in the Assembly; budget negotiations will continue.

Related: "State budget remains behind," Badger Herald, Oct. 16.

Also: "Legislature fails to pass state budget," Milwaukee Business Journal, Oct. 16.

And: "Budget passes Senate, fails in GOP Assembly," Daily Cardinal, Oct. 16.

"Republicans want extraordinary session after budget deal fails," Associated Press, Oct. 16.

Assembly Republicans want to call a special session to pass education funding; Democrats have expressed the desire to pass a state budget as a whole.

"UW-La Crosse students weigh in on budget debate," WKBT.com, Oct. 15.

UW-La Crosse leaders and students express strong support for the original funding plan to increase growth and access at the campus without using state tax dollars.

"A Q&A: Parkside grad student interns at United Nations," Racine Journal Times, Oct. 14.

A 2005 graduate of UW-Parkside with a Bachelor of Arts degree in international studies and certificates in conflict analysis and resolution, as well as community-based learning, shares his experiences as a summer intern at the United Nations.

"Wisconsin seeks to regain its place in classified research," Wisconsin Technology Network, Oct. 15.

The Wisconsin Security Research Consortium is building partnerships between university and industry sectors as a means to get more classified research grants and federal funding for the state, which it says is well-positioned for conducting this type of research.