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Zebra-striped species arrives in Lake Mendota
By Laura Grulke | Oct. 21, 2015“Wait a minute, I didn’t think these were supposed to be in the lake.”
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New city racial equity coordinator hopes to improve social justice
By Anna Madsen | Oct. 21, 2015Just four weeks into her new job as racial equity coordinator, Toriana Pettaway already has big plans for the future of social equality in Madison.
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Moped crashes into SUV outside Union South
By Negassi Tesfamichael and Betsy Golomski | Oct. 21, 2015A Madison man suffered severe head injuries after his moped crashed into an SUV Tuesday.
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More victims come forward in sexual assault case
By Negassi Tesfamichael | Oct. 21, 2015Madison police received reports of an incident of sexual assault at Target, which they said is likely related to a previous incident at West Towne Mall.
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New technology will turn cow manure into drinkable water
By Negassi Tesfamichael | Oct. 21, 2015In an effort to clean area lakes, cows will now produce much more than just Wisconsin’s famed dairy products.
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UW-Madison raises awareness of nonresident voter ID options
By Laura Grulke | Oct. 21, 2015Amid changes to Wisconsin’s voter ID provisions, UW-Madison has taken steps to expand the ways in which students who don’t have Wisconsin driver’s licenses or IDs can vote, according to a Wednesday university press release.
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Lawmakers vote to limit John Doe probes
By Lucas Sczygelski | Oct. 21, 2015A Republican-backed bill to prohibit the use of secret John Doe investigations into possible illegal political activity passed both houses of the state Legislature early Wednesday morning.
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MEChA looks to use budget to forward cultural mission on campus
By Scott Bembenek and Jon Spike | Oct. 20, 2015Movimiento Estudantil Chican@ de Aztlán, a UW-Madison student organization geared toward helping people identify themselves on campus, is looking to forward their mission throughout the upcoming school year, according to Clara Huerta, the group’s financial specialist.
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Dane County Jail inmate on the loose
By Negassi Tesfamichael | Oct. 20, 2015A Madison inmate at the Dane County Jail has gone missing since Monday with his whereabouts unknown.
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Common Council finds compromise on sidewalk café fee hike
By Katie Scheidt | Oct. 20, 2015The Madison Common Council voted Tuesday to pass a compromise solution for downtown businesses regarding a license fee increase.
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First steps in mother-of-pearl genesis discovered
By Bri Maas and Will Hoverman | Oct. 20, 2015A team of Wisconsin scientists recently came closer to uncovering the elusive process by which nacre, more commonly known as mother-of-pearl, is created in nature.
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Researchers work to get employees with disabilities back to work faster
By Peter Coutu | Oct. 20, 2015Timothy Tansey and Fong Chan, two researchers from the UW-Madison’s School of Education, are working with agencies across Wisconsin and the nation to help improve the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies.
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LGBTQ community members discuss sexual assault survey results
By Bri Maas | Oct. 19, 2015Earlier this semester, members of the UW-Madison administration revealed the results of a survey taken by students last spring surrounding issues of sexual assault.
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Newest efforts to expand voter ID options denied
By Laura Grulke and Suzanne O’Connell | Oct. 19, 2015A federal district court refused to expand the kinds of identification voters can use in Wisconsin Tuesday, rejecting the arguments made by a special interest group that aimed to make voting easier for students, veterans and people with out-of-state driver’s licenses.
CITY NEWS
New brewpub coming to Regent Street
By Negassi Tesfamichael and Daily Cardinal Staff | Oct. 19, 2015The city’s Plan Commission unanimously approved a conversion of an auto repair shop to a new restaurant-brewpub, laying the groundwork for expanded opportunity for the Regent Street neighborhood. The Regent Street Brewpub, pegged for the 1300 block of Regent Street, will have a 58-person outdoor seating area, though the city’s current zoning code will not allow for alcohol in the outdoor dining area on football Saturdays. The restaurant also includes a reception hall for special events during football Saturdays, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association high school football tournament and the Crazylegs Classic race.
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Wisconsin Assembly set to vote on three-pronged campaign finance bill
By Brittany Jones and Matthew Tragesser | Oct. 19, 2015With a goal to significantly modify the state campaign finance laws, Republicans have introduced a three-part bill to the Wisconsin State Legislature on which the Assembly is scheduled to vote Tuesday. Despite receiving much criticism from Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, have laid out a comprehensive plan that would enable political action committees to spend an unlimited amount of money on campaigns and allow donors to give unlimited amounts of money to campaign committees. While the bill mainly focuses on tweaking state campaign finance laws, the piece of legislation also exonerates politicians from John Doe corruption investigations, according to a Common Cause press release. Some have claimed that the John Doe investigations, which look at extortion, corruption and other violations, have been detrimentally unnecessary for politicians. “The Wisconsin John Doe shows how campaign-finance laws have become a liberal weapon to silence political opponents.
CITY NEWS
Madison man arrested for battery on State Street
By Negassi Tesfamichael | Oct. 19, 2015Madison police arrested a 32-year-old Madison resident Saturday morning after knocking another man unconscious.
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County to expand medical examiner’s role to Brown County
By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Negassi Tesfamichael | Oct. 19, 2015Dane County Executive Joe Parisi released a plan Monday to expand the medical examiner’s scope to Brown County.
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UW-Madison uses new app to help students find housing
By Bri Maas | Oct. 19, 2015UW-Madison Campus and Visitor Relations recently partnered with Abodo, a startup that helps students navigate off-campus housing options.
CITY NEWS
Baby orangutan moves to Atlanta zoo
By Negassi Tesfamichael | Oct. 18, 2015Dane County’s Henry Vilas Zoo decided to move its six-month-old Bornean orangutan named Keju to Zoo Atlanta. Following Keju’s birth, its mother Kawan “became lethargic” to its baby, prompting zoo officials to take on the primary responsibilities of taking care of the orangutan around the clock, according to a Friday statement. “At Dane County Henry Vilas Zoo our number one priority is the welfare of our animals,” said Ronda Schwetz, Dane County’s Henry Vilas Zoo director, in a statement.
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