After a slew of key absentee ballots arrived from Milwaukee, Governor-elect Tony Evers carried the lead throughout the night, eventually succeeding Scott Walker in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Now, he has gained the opportunity to achieve goals of changing public education that his campaign was built on.
Democrats won every partisan statewide race in Wisconsin Tuesday, but Republicans seem ready to do everything they can to protect the reforms they enacted under exiting Gov. Scott Walker.
Voter turnout for the November 2018 gubernatorial election reached a record high of 92.9 percent — the highest pre-registered voter turnout in Wisconsin’s history. The November 2014 gubernatorial vote was 69.5 percent.
Following an unprecedented period of early voting in the city of Madison and Dane County, turnout on Election Day exceeded expectations for the midterm and governor elections.
State Superintendent Tony Evers wins in the closest governor election Wisconsin has seen in over 50 years.
UW-Madison Hillel students gathered Tuesday for a poll party celebrating the gubernatorial election.
UW-Milwaukee receives funding to combat a shortage of Native American educators and encourage more inclusive learning within the American Indian community.
Democrats are expected to take control of the House, though no upsets are expected in Wisconsin to affect the balance of power.
Democrats hold onto their Wisconsin seat in the U.S. Senate, as Tammy Baldwin cruises to victory.
In an effort to bolster a stronger culture of academic research and development in Wisconsin, state technology advisors called on the Walker administration to foster more connections between industry and the UW System, support facility maintenance and cultivate a more welcoming academic climate.
The Student Services Finance Committee voted to eliminate salaries for Grant Allocation Committee members while granting Associated Students of Madison the rest of their requested $1,272,839.70 budget in its meeting Monday night.
UW-Madison students will host a food drive to help stock a local food pantry weeks before the Thanksgiving holiday.
Madison set a new city record for early voting in a midterm election with a more than 400 percent increase from 2014 early voting turnout, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin announced at a press conference Monday. Soglin said absentee ballots totaled just over 45,700, more than four times the 2014 total of slightly more than 15,000.
Polls for the midterm election will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 6.
In an attempt to get more voters to the polls, ride-share companies Uber and Lyft as well as Union Cab will offer free or discounted rides to voters on election day Tuesday. Lyft announced they would offer 50 percent off for riders across the country with a promo code as well as free rides for underserved communities in partnership with various nonprofits like Voto Latino, Urban League and the League of Women Voters.
UW-Madison’s Native November Planning Leadership, composed of organizations like American Indian Science and Engineering Society and the Gender and Sexuality Campus Center, has collaborated to organize a series of events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. This celebration is a part of Nation Native American Heritage Month, celebrated in November to pay tribute to the ancestry and traditions of Native Americans.
To continue UW-Madison’s long history in research, the Center for Financial Security will participate within a five-year agreement to study the fiscal well-being of those who are most financially vulnerable.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren rallied for Tammy Baldwin’s reelection campaign in Madison and Milwaukee ahead of Tuesday’s election.
In a letter addressed to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Chancellor Rebecca Blank, along with presidents from Rutgers and Princeton Universities, called on the Department of Education to protect the rights of transgender people in education policy.
In order to recognize gaps in accessibility and inclusivity, universities must first find spaces where those losses exist. For 18 years, UW-Madison has hosted a Diversity Forum to recognize just that.
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