State Democrats called for the state Legislature to fund a campaign to educate voters about the voter ID law in a Thursday press conference. Under controversial 2011 legislation, Wisconsin voters are required to provide ID in order to participate in elections.
The UW Drag Spectacular drew a crowd of all identities Thursday at Varsity Hall in Union South, as part of the LGBT Campus Center’s Out and About Month lineup.
Challenger Russ Feingold is leading U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., by 10 points in the U.S. Senate race this fall, according to a poll released Wednesday by St. Norbert College.
Roughly 400 students walked out of class Thursday at 11:30 a.m. and marched around campus for about three hours to peacefully protest the UW-Madison Police Department’s arrest of student Denzel J. McDonald last week.
Anna Deavere Smith brought characters from her one-woman show to her Distinguished Lecture Series talk Wednesday at Memorial Union as part of Lit Fest 2016.
The Alcohol License Review Committee granted Wednesday a new bar located near Camp Randall Stadium, which will have a capacity of up to 1,660 on football game days, an entertainment license and alcohol license.
The Associated Students of Madison Coordinating Council met Wednesday evening to discuss a new decision-making model for its food pantry and reflect on the past year.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., announced Wednesday he plans to introduce a bill prohibiting the federal government from denying federal dollars to a tribe because of their marijuana policy. The bill, dubbed the Tribal Marijuana Sovereignty Act, would liberalize the application of marijuana legislation for tribes.
The UW-Madison Police Department sent out a campuswide alert to students late Thursday night warning them to stay away from the area around Memorial Union.
Faculty and staff from the Department of Afro-American Studies at UW-Madison delivered an open letter Monday to students of color on campus, saying they are committed to putting pressure on the university to take action on behalf of those students.
Gov. Scott Walker said at a news conference in Wauwatosa Wednesday he will support the Republican Party’s nomination for president, despite previous wrangling with GOP front-runner Donald Trump. Walker has been reluctant to tout the possibility of a Trump presidency but made it clear he would stand behind him as the party’s nominee.
UW-Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam released a statement Saturday to address steps the university is taking to improve campus climate in response to growing racial strife and student protests.
Comedian and author Zach Anner advised students to embrace each other’s differences Tuesday in a lecture that was part of Disability Awareness Week on campus.
UW System spokesperson Alex Hummel deleted the video of UW chancellors giving presentations detailing the extent to which state budget cuts have affected their campuses, according to a Wisconsin State Journal article.
The Madison Common Council held a meeting Tuesday night to discuss and vote on many important agenda points, including discussion on the Judge Doyle Square project and increasing parking fees. But the most prominent item of the night was the election of a new Common Council president.
Talk of Gov. Scott Walker running for re-election in 2018 circulated Tuesday after he said in an interview with a conservative website he was “strongly inclined” to pursue a third term. Walker told Townhall.com that he is “strongly inclined to seek re-election,” though the governor has not officially announced his decision and said he will not publicly announce such a decision until next year.
The United Nations Environment Programme reports that about one third of all food produced for human consumption is wasted, which is around 1.3 billion tons.
Gov. Scott Walker signed six bills Tuesday designed to protect state children and teenagers against abuse and trafficking.
UW-Madison Police Department Chief Susan Riseling met with journalism students and professors Tuesday to discuss last week’s arrest of Denzel J.
Alex Witze, science writer and journalist for Nature and Science News magazines, is on UW-Madison’s campus this week to discuss how to be a reporter in the current world of journalism and science.
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