STATE NEWS
Kathleen Vinehout, dairy farmer and state lawmaker, joins race for governor
By Noah Habenstreit | Sep. 25, 2017Another Democratic face is in the 2018 race for Gov. Scott Walker’s seat.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Diversity Liaisons Program aims to foster inclusivity, acceptance in classrooms
By Megan Provost | Sep. 25, 2017As part of their continued effort to facilitate acceptance and inclusiveness in the UW-Madison community, campus administrators are accepting applications for a program in which select faculty members advise others on best practices for creating a welcoming classroom environment.
CAMPUS NEWS
Two northern UW schools struggle with program cuts, declining enrollment
By Noah Habenstreit | Sep. 25, 2017Students graduating from UW-Superior this year will be leaving a far different school than the one they applied to. UW-Stevens Point is now facing similar problems.
CAMPUS NEWS
ASM sued for violating Council bylaws during divestment vote last spring
By Maggie Chandler | Sep. 24, 2017Three UW-Madison Jewish students are suing the Associated Students of Madison’s Student Council for violating ASM bylaws by acting on legislation that would have required the university to divest from Israeli companies on the same day it was brought forth last year.
CAMPUS NEWS
New student regent and representatives forge emerging relationship
By Nina Bertelsen | Sep. 24, 2017Now, Ring has a more prestigious seat — not through student government, but appointed by the governor. Succeeding former UW-Whitewater student James Langnes III, the first-generation college student will be confirmed next month by the state Senate as the next student regent.
STATE NEWS
Baldwin criticizes Obamacare repeal in Madison appearance
By Andy Goldstein | Sep. 24, 2017As Senate Republicans consider new legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., held a press conference Sunday to criticize the effort, and encourage continued public pressure in opposition to it. The bill, sponsored by U.S.
CITY NEWS
Body-worn cameras could become a part of Madison police uniforms
By Gina Heeb | Sep. 24, 2017The Madison community could be one step closer to seeing body-worn cameras on its police officers, despite privacy concerns that have raised contention among citizens and lawmakers in the past.
CITY NEWS
City hopes buses can go green through new grant
By Katie Kalvelage | Sep. 24, 2017Whether the 80, the 22, the 44 or some route in between, chances are most UW-Madison students have utilized a public bus. Now, the city is hoping to make those buses more sustainable through a new metro transit grant.
CAMPUS NEWS
UW-Madison’s class of 2021 the largest in school history
By Lawrence Andrea | Sep. 24, 2017UW-Madison’s class of 2021 is the largest in school history, according to a university census taken on the 10th day of classes.
CAMPUS NEWS
Sims asks for ASM’s endorsement of diversity statement again
By Maggie Chandler | Sep. 24, 2017The Associated Students of Madison are the only governing body on campus that has not endorsed UW-Madison’s institutional statement on diversity, according to Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims.
CITY NEWS
Madison man charged with murder, attacking a Dane County deputy ordered to stand trial
By Brandon Brown | Sep. 22, 2017A Madison man charged with shooting a man to death and wounding another on the south side in August will stand trial, a county judge ruled Thursday, after he also threatened to kill a county deputy at the Dane County Jail this week.
CAMPUS NEWS
UHS: Flu shots may not be fun, but they’re essential for campus health
By Noah Habenstreit | Sep. 22, 2017University Health Services is holding free flu shot clinics throughout the semester, and the first clinic took place Thursday on Bascom Hill.
CAMPUS NEWS
ALPs seeks reconfirmed eligibility from SSFC
By Max Bayer | Sep. 21, 2017Adventure Learning Programs, which has received the largest portion of money from the General Student Services Fund over the last two years, made its case to the Student Services Finance Committee for reconfirmed eligibility at their hearing Thursday night. ALPs is slated to have a budget of nearly $170,000 for this fiscal year.
STATE NEWS
New caucus of young lawmakers aims to close partisan gaps
By Benita Mathew | Sep. 21, 2017In an attempt to end partisan divides and craft policy in technology, entrepreneurship and other areas, Democrats and Republicans under the age of 40 created a “millennial caucus” Wednesday. Lead by state Reps.
CAMPUS NEWS
Walker veto to limit UW System’s control on performance-based measures
By Maggie Chandler | Sep. 21, 2017UW System institutions will no longer be able to choose which categories of the performance-based metrics they will be measured on after Gov. Scott Walker made his vetoes on the state’s 2017-’19 budget Wednesday.
NEWS
Walker signs overdue budget into law, finalizing UW funding boost
By Lilly Price | Sep. 21, 2017Gov. Scott Walker officially signed the 2017-19 state budget Thursday in Neenah, ending a months-long stalemate over the $76 billion document. The UW System will receive a slight funding boost, although it does not make up for the $250 million slashed from the university's coffers in the last budget.
CITY NEWS
Soglin says new national tax code could hurt Madison
By Cailynn Hensen | Sep. 20, 2017When Congress rewrites the tax code, hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin residents could see higher taxes and lower home values, but Mayor Paul Soglin says cities could take the hardest hit. In a press conference Wednesday morning, Soglin discussed the effects of eliminating the state and local tax deduction, a possible move for Congressional Republicans as they vote on a proposal next week. The state and local tax deduction is claimed by taxpayers across the spectrum.
CAMPUS NEWS
Researchers, rejoice: UW-Madison introduces new resource directory
By Noah Habenstreit and Maggie Chandler | Sep. 20, 2017Researchers on campus are now just one click away from brain imaging tools, cancer prevention data and hundreds of other resources.
CAMPUS NEWS
State senator fires back at UW student clothing line
By Lilly Price | Sep. 20, 2017State Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, called for local law enforcement to take action against UW-Madison student Eneale Pickett, who released a video earlier this week promoting his clothing line that Nass says is racist and anti-police. Pickett owns a clothing line called Insert Apparel, which he says is meant to initiate conversations about social justice by printing controversial messages on clothing. His newest line is centered on police brutality on black Americans.
CAMPUS NEWS
After vandalism near a Madison synagogue, campus reacts
By Lawrence Andrea | Sep. 20, 2017After swastikas were found spray-painted on a historical marker near a synagogue at James Madison Park early Wednesday morning, UW-Madison leaders and student organizations were quick to denounce the vandalism.
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