The sound of rustling papers, bits of conversation and movement on the Assembly floor began to settle as a voice spoke into the microphone, thanking his audience for their attention.
Despite laws protecting the mentally ill, Wisconsin lacks funding for programs that provide an alternative to incarceration.
UHS works alongside the McBurney Center to make accommodations at campus events in order to ensure all students can access UW’s services.
The implications of having a learning disability can extend beyond the classroom.
Common Council will vote to adopt a resolution declaring this week as Transgender Awareness Week and Nov. 18 as Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Documents related to Alexander Hamilton will be displayed at the Overture Center during the musical’s performances and also in December.
Addressing the relationship between substance abuse and incarceration across the state, Attorney General Josh Kaul and Gov. Tony Evers announced the expansion of treatment court and diversion programs during a press conference Monday at the Capitol.
Gov. Tony Evers called on the Republican-held Joint Committee on Finance to release funding for homelessness programs Thursday — the last day the Senate was in session until this January.
Figueroa said his resignation is in response to politics affecting MPD’s policing decisions.
The Madison Common Council voted to appropriate an additional $166,000 of the 2020 operating budget to hiring three new police officers, as opposed to the initially proposed six, at their meeting on Tuesday evening. Additionally, the council denied a new ambulance to the fire department.
Signed the day of his inauguration, Gov. Tony Evers’ first executive order required state agencies to develop and implement policies preventing discrimination against members of the LGBTQ+ community.
An Instagram account proclaiming to be created by a group of Madison West High School students raised concerns last week.
“Sí, se puede,” “Immigrants are here to stay” and “This is what democracy looks like” were chanted from the steps of the Capitol Tuesday. Protesters gathered across the country in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as the U.S. Supreme Court begins their hearing of its case.
Porchlight and Salvation Army homeless shelters abide by a strict policy to not turn anyone away when wind chills reach under 20 degrees.
The nine-person committee selecting UW System President Ray Cross' replacement includes no faculty or staff, breaking decades of precedent and drawing criticism statewide.
Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals three-judge panel found Attorney General Josh Kaul suitable to litigate in a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood the same day the State Assembly passed a bill to increase birth control access.
Acknowledging the right to carry, Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, believes Republicans should have at least held discourse during the special session on control gun last Friday to give the public an opportunity to learn both sides.
The F-35 jets could cause peak noise levels of over 100 decibels — the same volume produced by jackhammer — according to the environmental impact study.
Throughout a week characterized by extended partisan disagreement, one action was notably quick and to the point: rejecting Evers’ gun control measures.
The local airport will add new stops in major nationwide cities, on top of their 19 existing direct flights.
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