The UW-Madison Campus Women’s Center obtained its eligibility to be funded by student segregated fees after pitching its programs and goals for the upcoming school year.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced his nearly $584 million 2017 budget Thursday, highlighting initiatives to combat homelessness, opiate use and mental health. Parisi created an initiative in his 2014 budget that brought mental health crisis teams to local schools to work with kids, parents and teachers.
The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute released a report Thursday that calls for a restructuring of the entire UW System, citing delayed graduation and high transfer and dropout rates among students as reason for this reform.
Assembly Democrats announced Thursday they would urge Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne to investigate campaign finance violations by Gov.
Democrats announced Wednesday they would delay launching new ads supporting Democrat Russ Feingold's campaign advertising, showing state Democrats are confident in his standing.
UW-Madison Police Department responded to an Associated Students of Madison resolution asking UWPD to be transparent about the equipment they own, and will own, by launching a website Thursday.
The Madison Police Department will start a three-year pilot program called the “Madison Addiction Recovery Initiative” after recently securing a $700,000 Smart Policing grant from the U.S.
The Associated Students of Madison Coordinating Council welcomed speakers from the Wisconsin Union Trustees Wednesday evening, before discussing increasing ASM wages.
WAUKESHA, WIS.—Donald Trump made a stop in the heart of right-wing Wisconsin Wednesday night, packing the Waukesha County Exposition Center with frenzied supporters and giving a speech that pushed his usual message of economic growth aside in favor of an appeal for “law and order.” As the state’s most conservative county, suburban Waukesha helped put Gov.
Community members, students and faculty gathered at Gordon Commons Wednesday to peacefully rally against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The rally was a chance for anyone in the Madison area to come and support the resistance against the pipeline.
College Republicans of UW-Madison formally endorsed presidential nominee Donald Trump in a Monday press release.
The Red Gym will no longer be considered as a potential location for an Amazon pickup point on campus, according to a UW-Madison press release. "We've heard the concerns from building occupants in the Red Gym about potential impacts to a variety of student organization and programming uses," said Laurent Heller, UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, in the release.
Madison Police Department officers responded to reports of shots being fired on the 2700 block of McDivitt Drive Wednesday morning that resulted in at least one man being shot. The male victim, who is in his 20s, sustained life-threatening injuries and is being treated at a local hospital, according to an MPD incident report.
Team One Love UW-Madison held its first “Escalation” workshop to raise awareness on the warning signs of abusive relationships Tuesday in the UW-Madison Social Sciences building. The workshop screened a 45-minute video on the escalation of violence in an abusive relationship, followed by a small group break-out session to discuss different forms of abuse, self-help strategies and how to assist those involved in an abusive relationship. The national One Love Foundation was founded in 2010 in honor of Yeardley Love, who was beaten to death by her boyfriend one week before she graduated from the University of Virginia. UW-Madison Team One Love President Maiya Weber said the main goal of the workshop is to inform students on the topic of abuse and resources available to them on campus. “Hopefully the workshops make college kids more aware of what’s happening because they are the most vulnerable group for relationship abuse,” Weber said.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced plans Monday to begin a new $12 million initiative aimed at cleaning local lakes.
University Health Services held a clinic on Bascom Hill Tuesday, offering free flu shots to UW-Madison students.
Senate Democrats blocked a Republican continued resolution Tuesday, increasing the chances of a government shutdown if a deal is not reached by Oct. 1.
The state Department of Natural Resources board approved their 2017-’19 biennial budget request Wednesday, but members also raised issues about the proposal Wednesday, which calls for a roughly 2 percent funding decrease.
A bill allowing terminally ill patients the right to try experimental drug treatments not approved by the Food and Drug Administration was blocked Wednesday by Senate Democrats.
Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced in a State of the University speech to the UW-Madison Faculty Senate Monday that she is asking the Board of Regents to raise tuition for out-of-state and professional students.
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