The Weekly Update

Board of Regents 

Last week, the Board of Regents (BOR) for the Universities of Wisconsin met at UW-Milwaukee. You can view a summary of the meeting along with other news here. 

During the Thursday BOR meeting, Regent Weatherly was elected as the new Regent President and Regent Rai was elected as the new Regent Vice President. Both will serve one-year terms in these roles. 

Please check back for updates.

Please check back for updates.

Please check back for updates.

House Appropriations Committee Markup 

The House Appropriations Committee will hold a full committee markup of the FY27 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies bill on June 9 beginning at 10:00AM Central Time.  

If interested, you can watch live on the Committee website.  

House Committee on Education and Workforce Hearing  

On June 12, beginning at 9:00AM Central Time, the House Committee on Education and Workforce will hold a field hearing in Memphis, Tennessee, titled, “Calling the Fouls: Accountability and Transparency in NCAA Enforcement.”  

Witnesses will be announced closer to the date of the hearing, but if interested, you can watch live on the Committee's YouTube page.  

Full House and Senate Hearing Schedule 

If interested, you can see a full list of upcoming hearings on the Senate Hearings & Meetings Page. A review of the committee hearings in the House of Representatives is available via the Committee Schedule within the House of Representatives Legislative Activity section on the Chamber’s main page.   

House and Senate Floor Schedules 

Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are scheduled to be in session and voting this week. As they are announced, the expected schedule of votes for the House of Representatives and the Senate can be found on the preceding websites.