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A narrow group of voters could be able to vote without IDs, after a ruling from a federal court Tuesday.
STATE NEWS

Federal court ruling could help those without voter ID cast their ballot

By Yifan Yu | Apr. 13, 2016

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Tuesday that a lower court should consider whether certain demographics of voters who face more difficulty getting photo IDs are unduly punished by Wisconsin’s voter ID law. The ruling keeps the law in place but could open the door for those who cannot get voter IDs to find other ways to vote.

Investigators have been looking for Emily W. Paul for three years and said they now have reason to believe she may be in Madison.
CITY NEWS

Investigators look for missing Florida teen in Madison

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 13, 2016

Emily W. Paul, now 17, vanished from Florida on April 13, 2013. Bay County investigators believe someone with whom she was acquainted picked her up in Southport on her own accord. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office said they are renewing their plea for help to reunite Paul with her family and believe that she could be in Madison, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. The report said she was last known to be 4 feet 10 inches and about 100 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.

The UW System holds Posters in the Rotunda annually at the Capitol, an event that allows students from across the state to present research findings.
NEWS

Capitol to host UW System events Wednesday

By Madeline Heim | Apr. 12, 2016

The UW System will host its 13th annual Posters in the Rotunda student research event at the Capitol Wednesday, followed by an opportunity for UW students, faculty and alumni to meet with state legislators and advocate for the system.

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi suspended all nonessential county official travel to North Carolina and Mississippi Monday in response to the states' LGBT discriminatory laws. 
CITY NEWS

Parisi urges Walker not to sign any discriminatory bills, bans nonessential travel to Mississippi, North Carolina

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 12, 2016

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi sent a letter to Gov. Scott Walker Monday in which he urged Walker not to sign any laws that allow for discrimination based on sexual orientation. Parisi also suspended all nonessential travel to states with these laws. Parisi stressed the business impacts other states have seen due to new laws that allow discrimination against the LGBT community on religious grounds. In the letter, he noted PayPal decided not to build its global operations center in North Carolina after the state passed the law.

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