If you're a fan of the Confluence Project, this is a great Friday.

The UW Board of Regents unanimously supported giving $55 million of state funding to the project at their meeting today at UW-Stout. Yesterday, the Regents' Capital Planning and Budget Committee unanimously approved it as well.

Now, don't get too excited yet – this doesn't mean the money's in the bank. The show of support is more of an encouragement for the project to continue moving forward. In December, the Regents will meet again and look for more details about the funding of the project and come to another decision.

This certainly isn't the end of the process, but it's a step in the right direction.