Obama visit focuses on economy and midterm elections
President Obama visited the Milwaukee area Monday to discuss the importance of the clean energy industry, and to show his support for Wisconsin's major Democratic candidates.
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President Obama visited the Milwaukee area Monday to discuss the importance of the clean energy industry, and to show his support for Wisconsin's major Democratic candidates.
The Government Accountability Board said they have made some improvements to the state's Contract Sunshine website, a site meant to aggregate state agency contracts in one online location.
A recent report from the Center on Wisconsin Strategy shows Wisconsin lost 2,200 jobs between February and March.
A high-speed rail stop could be located near downtown Madison under two new Amtrak station proposals.
Republicans across Wisconsin are questioning the additional costs associated with accepting more than $800 million in federal funding for a high-speed rail line.
The UW System Board of Regents voted Friday to raise UW-Eau Claire's tuition by $1,200 over the next four years by expanding the university's differential tuition program.
The state Assembly's special session came to a close Thursday without resolving the continuing debate about education reform and the potential mayoral takeover of the Milwaukee Public School system.
""Fat Men in Skirts,"" produced by the Mercury Players Theatre and playing at the Bartell Theatre the weekends of Feb. 4th and 11th, goes for shock over substance. Upon entering the theatre, two understudies/ushers arbitrarily chose audience members to be ""frisked."" This theatrical choice is meant to prepare the audience for the show, but its use in ""Fat Men in Skirts"" ends up making many of the audience members scared and uncomfortable.
With Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's recent gubernatorial candidacy announcement, candidates from both parties face pressure to begin solidifying their political and economic platforms.
The state Senate and Assembly approved the ""Impartial Justice"" bill Thursday, which would allow public funding for state Supreme Court campaigns and marking the end of the legislative floor session.
With the recent withdrawal of Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton from the race for governor, the Democratic Party is looking at other possible candidates with the election just more than a year away.
UW-Madison ranks third in the nation as one of the top research universities, according to new statistics from the National Science Foundation. UW-Madison ranked behind Johns Hopkins University and the University of California at San Francisco.
On Saturday, Oct. 3, University Theatre opened this year's production of their theatre for youth program, ""Revolt of the Beavers."" The show began as a Communism-for-kids production in 1937 by Oscar Saul and Lou Lantz as part of Franklin Roosevelt's Federal Theatre Project. Directors John-Stuart Fauquet and Pete Rydberg updated the script to include references to items such as the iPod, Wii and an interesting addition of the song ""Let's Get it Started"" by the Black Eyed Peas.
Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee announced Friday. This is the first time the Olympic Games will be hosted in South America.