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ASM’s Legislative Affairs Committee met Monday to discuss tuition transparency.
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ASM discusses potential action on tuition transparency

By Jake Skubish | Sep. 27, 2016

The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee discussed possible action the group could take regarding tuition transparency at its meeting Monday. Mara Matovitch, ASM’s shared governance campaign director, explained that the tuition transparency campaign will seek to clarify procedures surrounding the General 101 Fund, which includes tuition money from each UW System school, as well as state tax dollars allocated to the UW System. Under current policy, tuition dollars are not distinguishable from General Program Revenue, or state-funded dollars, in the 101 Fund.

Dean of Students Emerita Mary Rouse sent a letter to Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Laurent Heller criticizing the Amazon deal.
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Former dean of students expresses concern over Amazon deal in Red Gym

By Jake Skubish | Sep. 26, 2016

UW-Madison Dean of Students Emerita Mary Rouse sent a letter Sunday to Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Laurent Heller to offer her perspective on the university’s deal with Amazon to use space in the Red Gym. Rouse, who served as dean of students from 1987 to 2000 as well as director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service, said in the letter the decision to lease space to Amazon “seems short sighted and ill conceived.”

A federal judge upheld Wisconsin’s right-to-work law Monday, which has previously been heavily protested at the state Capitol. 
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Federal judge denies union’s appeal to block right-to-work law

Sep. 26, 2016

A federal judge announced Monday his decision to deny a union plea to repeal “right-to-work” law, after opponents claimed it violated the Fifth Amendment. Three unions challenging the bill allege it is unconstitutional on the grounds that it results in an unlawful seizure of private property without fair compensation.

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Driver escapes burning car with child

By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 26, 2016

A Madison woman, her child and a male passenger were able to escape her Chrysler 300 while driving on Northport Drive Sunday morning before it burst into flames. “While driving down Northport Drive, the occupants heard some crackling coming from the trunk of the car."

Dane County Board of Supervisors District Five, which is made up mostly of campus and Lake Mendota, could change following the 2020 census under the new commission.
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County opts for citizen-led redistricting

By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 26, 2016

In an effort to get politics out of the the process of redistricting, the Dane County Board has approved creation of an independent citizens commission to draw political boundaries after the 2020 census. The new commission will be modeled after a method used for congressional and legislative district drawing in Iowa, according to a county press release.

State Sen. Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, blasted Republicans in a press release Wednesday. 
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Kapanke challenges Shilling in state Senate rematch

By Lilly Price | Sep. 26, 2016

Each week, The Daily Cardinal will be taking a look at down-ballot races throughout the state. This week we look to the 32nd Senate district in La Crosse where Republican Dan Kapanke and Democrat Jennifer Shilling are locked in a rematch. Republican candidate Dan Kapanke is challenging Democratic incumbent Jennifer Shilling in a rematch for state Senate District 32.

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Graduate student helps produce questions for presidential debate

By Kelly Ward | Sep. 25, 2016

A UW-Madison graduate student represented UW-Madison as a student delegate to produce questions to potentially be asked at Monday’s presidential debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Jacqueline Moss, who is pursuing a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction, went to the 2016 College Debate, a new, nonpartisan program that aims to give young voters a voice on the issues that matter most to them.

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Goldrick-Rab talks outcomes for college students receiving need-based aid

By Madeline Heim | Sep. 25, 2016

Former UW-Madison professor Sara Goldrick-Rab returned to the area Friday to present findings from her recently published book, “Paying the Price.” Goldrick-Rab, who left the school last year for Temple University after sharp critiques of UW-Madison and the UW System, launched a study in 2008 following 3,000 low-income students throughout the system that received need-based aid and what those students’ higher educational outcomes looked like. The Federal Pell Grant, which Goldrick-Rab said many of the study’s students qualified for, covered roughly 80 percent of the cost for a four-year college in its beginning stages.

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CITY NEWS

Beltline burglars tailgate, steal car

By Hunter Nollenberg | Sep. 25, 2016

A 32-year-old woman had the scare of her life when she was carjacked in what Madison Police Department called a “bigger city crime” in an incident report. The episode occurred just off the West Beltline Highway near South Park Street.

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ASM pushes back against Amazon deal in Red Gym

By Gina Heeb | Sep. 23, 2016

The Associated Students of Madison Student Council voted Wednesday to pass new legislation that would call for the university to move the location of a brick-and-mortar Amazon venue to an alternate location, away from current plans to house it at the Red Gym.

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