The Madison City Council voted Tuesday to ban the use of facial recognition technology with exemptions for the Madison Police Department after a divisive debate over the controversial tool.
Assembly Republicans unveiled new COVID-19 legislation Tuesday that did not gain immediate support among Senate Republicans and prompted criticism from Democrats.
Student council representatives unanimously approve four initiatives, while tabling a resolution to call on UW to pay international student workers who have gone without wages this semester.
Current Dis. 8 seatholder Max Prestigiacomo will not be re-running, but has instead spoken to two students who have recently announced their campaigns.
Local health officials unable to confirm cause of death as school warns community members of all ages to take precautions.
Following the completion of a partial recount, the Chairwoman of the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved the state’s vote tally from the November election Monday, confirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory and paving the way for lawsuits challenging the results to proceed.
GivingTuesday, a self proclaimed holiday that falls every year on the Tuesday after the shopping mania of “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday,” encourages people to donate to charitable causes. This year, UW-Madison has made it easy for Badgers to “do good” and refocus their efforts on their community.
Both Biden and Trump lost votes as 130 absentee ballots were disqualified, largely due to missing signatures.
Genetic sequencing of COVID-19 shows a statewide pattern of geographic mixing between previously distinct strands of the virus from Dane and Milwaukee Counties, according to UW-Madison researchers.
Following promising news from major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is making plans to distribute COVID-19 vaccines across the state once it becomes available. However, it may take several months before a vaccine becomes available to the general public, meaning COVID-19 precautions will likely continue for some time.
Over 1,000 UW-Health employees signed an impassioned letter calling on residents to stay vigilant in following public health guidelines
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a petition to block Emergency Order #10 on the grounds that the health department should not make sweeping decisions without input from local government bodies.
Following presentations by the MPD, Madison’s Public Safety Review Committee voted to recommend legislation banning facial recognition software.
Gov. Tony Evers extended Wisconsin’s statewide mask mandate Friday and declared a renewed public health emergency in Wisconsin as hospitals urge for action.
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) will pay a minimum of $32 million to a former research partner after it concealed information related to a patent for a kidney dialysis drug.
Wisconsin hospitals are in need of convalescent plasma from those who have previously had COVID-19 for use in a COVID recovery treatment.
After 95 years, UW-Madison will move forward in removing Chamberlin Rock from Observatory Hill, of which students of colors viewed the boulder as a representation of decades of racism and oppression seen on campus.
The Madison City Council unanimously passed ordinances to decriminalize the public use of cannabis under 28 grams at its Tuesday meeting.
UW-Madison added another rapid antigen testing facility at the Kohl Center Wednesday for surge testing available to students and employees.
The City of Madison and Dane County will be issuing fines to anyone hosting a gathering off-campus as Wisconsin’s COVID-19 case count continues to rise.
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