The city of Madison held a public meeting Thursday to discuss implications and ideas about its application to bring “ultra high speed broadband” called Google Fiber to Madison. Google is planning to test ultra high-speed broadband networks in one or more locations across the country.
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Gov. Jim Doyle signed a bill Thursday outlawing salvia divinorum, a hallucinogenic herb. The bill was originally authored by former state Rep. Sheldon Wasserman in 2007 when he learned of salvia’s potential to induce intense hallucinations when used recreationally.
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The Alcohol License Review Subcommittee on Downtown Alcohol Issues and Ordinances repealed the 365-day limit on finding a new tenant if property owners would like to retain their liquor licenses Thursday. This section of the Alcohol License Density Ordinance has been repealed temporarily and will be discussed again in October when ALDO is due to expire.
Crime statistics from 2009 released by the Madison Police Department last week reveal that although crime was down by 4.4 percent overall, theft increased. According to MPD, the 4-percent increase in theft last year is largely because of a dramatic increase in vehicle break-ins.
A bill that aims to restrict ticket scalping was not voted on by the state Assembly Thursday, but lawmakers did propose amendments. The bill would authorize sports venues like Miller Park and the Bradley Center to regulate scalping with “resale zones” where individuals could sell tickets at a price equal to or less than face value.
The national unemployment rate for February stayed at 9.7 percent, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor. Approximately 36,000 jobs were lost nationwide in February. The report said both the health and manufacturing sectors saw limited growth.
UW-Madison hired Ian Baird last week to become a part of UW-Madison’s Geography Department as its first Hmong Studies professor. According to a release, Baird’s studies and teaching will focus on Hmong groups in mainland Southeast Asia in hopes of creating a program for students to study Thailand, Laos and Cambodia more in depth.
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President Barack Obama plans to nominate UW-Madison Sociology and Educational Policy Studies Professor Adam Gamoran to the National Board of Education Sciences within the U.S. Department of Education. Gamoran is the current director of the Waisman Center for Educational Research at UW-Madison.
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The Wisconsin Students Public Interest Research Group held an event on East Campus Mall Thursday, advocating student support for a federal bill that may increase financial aid opportunities for students. According to Rashi Mangalick, a junior at UW-Madison and organizer of the WISPIRG event, passing the bill, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, would increase potential student aid by $87 billion.
Gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker stressed his commitment to lowering government spending in his first television campaign advertisement released Thursday. In the ad, the front-running Republican contender said he has returned roughly a third of his salary over the last eight years to taxpayers in Milwaukee, where he is currently the county executive.
University Health Services announced its new director of prevention services and campus health Thursday, who will address issues like excessive alcohol use and sexual assault on campus. Thomas Sieger, a UW-Madison alum, currently serves as the deputy administrator for the Wisconsin Division of Public Health.
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The Assembly Committee on Transportation held a public hearing Thursday to discuss Wisconsin transportation planning and possible rail and bus services. Of the Senate and Assembly bills discussed at the hearing, Rep. Peter Barca’s, D-Kenosha, sponsored bill seeks to create a regional transit authority in southeastern Wisconsin that would plan for commuter rail and bus expansion.
A 65-year-old Madison man propositioned a young woman on the 10 block of W. Gorham Street Friday evening, prompting her to call 911. According to the police report, the 24-year-old victim said the man offered to pay her money to watch him perform a “sex act” on himself.
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Find the specials for today, tomorrow and the rest of the week at all your favorite bars, and maybe some new ones, with the new Daily Cardinal Bar Guide.
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