The Weekly Update Archive: January 2020

  1. Gallup Poll: About a Quarter of U.S. Adults Consider Higher Ed Affordable

    January 13, 2020

    In a recent Gallup Poll of Americans’ views on the availability of higher education, 60+% of U.S. adults (aged 30-65+) say education beyond high school is available to anyone in the country who needs it. The percentage is consistent with the last time the poll was offered in 2015. In comparison, only 46% of young […]

  2. Senate Committee on Transportation, Veterans, & Military Affairs- Executive Session on January 8

    January 6, 2020

    The Senate Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs will hold an executive session on Wednesday, January 8 starting at 1:30 p.m. The committee will hear the following bill related to UW System: SB-446: The University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation. See the public hearing notice for more details.

  3. Assembly Session on Wednesday, January 15

    January 6, 2020

    The Assembly will be in session on Wednesday, January 15 starting at 1:00 p.m.  Members have also been told to keep their schedules open for the week of January 21 for an additional session. We will continue to update the newsletter as more information becomes available for both these sessions.

  4. Senate Committee on Education- December 19 Executive Session Recap

    January 6, 2020

    The Senate Committee on Education held an executive session on Thursday, December 19, 2019. The Committee heard SB-496: ID Card Info– requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines, including Amendment 1. The Committee passed the bill as amended in an 8-1 vote.

  5. Update from the NCAA Office of Government Relations

    January 6, 2020

    The NCAA Board of Governors voted unanimously in October 2019 to permit student-athletes the opportunity to benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness in a manner consistent with the collegiate model. The three divisions have begun the process of soliciting feedback and developing proposals to meet the Board’s January 2021 legislative deadline. […]