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Background checks not enough for gun control

Two of the worst mass shootings in American history have occurred within

Bipartisan bill would crack down on online ‘catfishing’

Creating a false identity online and using it to manipulate another person — a phenomenon commonly known as “catfishing” — is currently permitted under Wisconsin law. A bipartisan bill is looking to change that.

With a boozy Taco Bell on the way, State Street could be ready to live más

A Taco Bell that also serves margaritas is slated to open in the campus area this winter.

Long waits for local markets prove beneficial

It’s a Saturday morning in early October. Any glimpse of the summer sunshine is slowly fading, occasionally peeking out from behind the clouds and radiating warmth on your skin. With a bag of vegetables in your left hand and a loaf of Stella’s Bakery cheese bread in your right, you look on the Capitol Square grass and see nothing less than AcroYoga, running toddlers and couples on brunch dates.

Letter to the Editor: Cocks not Glocks helps address campus carry

At the risk of henceforth being known as the campus dildo girl, I am inviting all Badgers to attend the Bonerfide Penis Arts Festival. The festival is being organized with Cocks Not Glocks UW-Madison in response to a visit by the pro-gun activist Katie Pavlich. 

Thoughts and prayers are simply not enough in wake of the Las Vegas shooting

We all know what happened in Las Vegas last Sunday.

Legislation would limit regulations of wetland

Republican lawmakers are looking for co-sponsors on a bill that would overturn previous wetland environmental protections across Wisconsin that they say hinder economic growth.

The meter’s almost up on current moped parking laws

Moped drivers in Madison probably won’t be revved up for a new city law changing where the vehicles can be parked.

Could moving late night eats curb crime? Some city officials think so

In efforts to reduce crime in the area, city officials are tweaking late night vending laws near a strip of downtown Madison bars.

Cons outweigh pros of Foxconn factory deal

In late July, President Trump along with Gov. Scott Walker and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announced the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn’s plan to build a flat-panel display screen factory in southeastern Wisconsin. The President boasted that the company would bring a potential 13,000 jobs to the area and it was a sign that the world once again believed in American manufacturing. While a $10 billion investment from the world’s tenth-largest employer makes a nice headline, a further reading of the deal reveals that it is not as good as it seems.

Baldwin requests funding for opioid crisis while potential government shutdown looms

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and other senators called Tuesday for the legislation to include funding for the growing opioid crisis, while Congress attempts to avoid a government shutdown.

Peter Pan arrested by police, charged with criminal trespassing

Peter Pan, permanently age 10, was picked up by police around 3:30 a.m. Saturday outside a U.S. Naval facility in Maryland and charged with first degree criminal trespassing.

As advocates fight permitless firearm bill, Walker signs separate concealed carry legislation

In the midst of a legislative fight over allowing people to carry concealed guns without a permit, Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation Monday that makes concealed carry permits good for five years.

Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Monday extending the length of concealed carry permits.

Lucky Apartments, SAC evacuated after stovetop fire

Blaring fire alarms in Lucky Apartments sent hundreds of residents and individuals that occupied the Student Activity Center onto the sidewalks Thursday.

Hijab allowed for university, city police officers

Both UW-Madison and city police say they would permit their officers to wear hijabs while on duty, a move that sets them apart from other departments around the country that either do not allow officers to wear religious head coverings or do not have a clear policy on the matter.

Bill would allow concealed carry without permit in school zones

Wisconsinites could be allowed to carry concealed handguns without a permit if a bill proposed by multiple Republican state legislators Tuesday passes.

Two Republican state representatives proposed a bill Tuesday that would allow residents to carry concealed firearms without a permit or training.

Pocan introduces bipartisan student loan refinancing bill

With the cost of college increasing by 300 percent over the past 30 years, students have frequently had to grapple with loan debt. A bill introduced Tuesday would allow students to refinance their federal loans whenever a lower interest rate is available.

Campus carry detrimental to sexual assault prevention, experts and UW leaders say

While UW System firearm restrictions may find themselves on the legislative chopping block this year, students and activists have raised concerns about the potential impact of such reform on sexual assault on campus.