In an effort to clean area lakes, cows will now produce much more than just Wisconsin’s famed dairy products.
Amid 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.
A 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.
Movimiento 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.
A Madison inmate at the Dane County Jail has gone missing since Monday with his whereabouts unknown.
The Madison Common Council voted Tuesday to pass a compromise solution for downtown businesses regarding a license fee increase.
A 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.
Timothy 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.
Earlier this semester, members of the UW-Madison administration revealed the results of a survey taken by students last spring surrounding issues of sexual assault.
A 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.
The 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.
With 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.
Madison police arrested a 32-year-old Madison resident Saturday morning after knocking another man unconscious.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi released a plan Monday to expand the medical examiner’s scope to Brown County.
UW-Madison Campus and Visitor Relations recently partnered with Abodo, a startup that helps students navigate off-campus housing options.
Dane 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.
Seven months removed from the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Tony Robinson, community members gathered Sunday to sing “Happy Birthday” to the teenager who would have turned 20.
Once UW-Madison roommates, long-time Kanye West creative director and fashion designer Virgil Abloh and successful New York City restaurateur Gabriel Stulman drew students, faculty and community members Thursday evening to discuss their insights on college, careers and creative endeavors.
The Distinguished Lecture Series and the LGBT Campus Center presented “This Filthy World: An Evening with John Waters” Thursday, a 90-minute stand-up comedy routine by the famous director.
Steven Levitan, the producer, writer and creator of the comedy show “Modern Family,” visited campus Thursday as one of a series of alumni speakers. Using charm viewers would find on the hit television show, he spoke and answered questions about his life achievements that got him to where he is.
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