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Madison representative introduces update to officer-involved shooting law
By Emily Curtis | Feb. 4, 2016State Rep.
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Campuswide women's rights initiative looks to partner with ASM
By Hannah Altwegg | Feb. 4, 2016The Associated Students of Madison Student Council heard a presentation Wednesday from 4W, a campuswide initiative advocating for women’s rights.
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AAUP, AFT-Wisconsin express concerns over proposed tenure policies
By Martin Rakacolli | Feb. 4, 2016Some aspects of proposed tenure policies will not fully protect against academic freedom for the UW System, according to a joint statement by the American Association of University Professors and the Wisconsin chapter of the American Federation of Teachers.
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Madison artist’s Arctic expedition will document landscape
By Ellie Borstad | Feb. 4, 2016A Madison artist will participate in a three-week sailing expedition around the Arctic to create works of the polar environment and call attention to global warming.
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Populists surge in Iowa, parties scramble as New Hampshire looms
By Lucas Sczygelski | Feb. 3, 2016Firebrand populists in both parties grabbed America’s attention in the Iowa caucuses as Texas Senator Ted Cruz and real-estate mogul Donald Trump captured over half the Republican vote, while heavily favored former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton barely escaped a repeat of 2008 by holding off Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
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Quarterback Russell Wilson announced as 2016 Spring Commencement speaker
By Peter Coutu | Feb. 3, 2016UW-Madison announced Wednesday that the speaker for the 2016 Spring Commencement is Russell Wilson, Super Bowl-winning quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks.
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Madison Common Council announces vacant position
Feb. 3, 2016In light of District 11 Ald. Chris Schmidt’s resignation from his position on the Madison Common Council, the council announced it is accepting resumes from interested residents in the 11th Aldermanic District to fill the vacant position for an interim basis.
CITY NEWS
Suspect arrested in Tuesday night homicide
By Miller Jozwiak | Feb. 3, 2016A woman in her early 20s and employee of the Metro Market on the east side was killed in a shooting Tuesday night, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. She was shot in a parking lot on the 6000 block of Cottage Grove Road around 8 p.m.
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New social work courses will help graduate students aid aging adults
By Jake Skubish | Feb. 3, 2016The UW-Madison School of Social Work will offer new graduate courses in Fall 2016 to prepare students to care for aging adults, according to a UW-Madison news release.
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Wisconsin one of nine states to cut funding for higher education, report says
By Noah Habenstreit | Feb. 3, 2016Wisconsin is one of just nine states that cut funding for higher education this fiscal year and ranks second in the nation in percentage cut, according to a report released last week.
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Timothy Smeeding, Arthur Brooks to discuss anti-poverty at upcoming seminar
Feb. 3, 2016Timothy M. Smeeding, a professor of economics and public affairs at UW-Madison and former Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) director, plans to discuss bipartisan anti-poverty proposals as part of the IRP’s upcoming Annual New Perspectives in Social Policy Seminar. Smeeding will respond to Arthur C.
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Bill to toughen unemployment fraud penalties clears committee
By Lilly Price | Feb. 3, 2016An Assembly committee approved a bill Tuesday that will tighten penalties for those falsifying a statement or representation to collect any unemployment benefit payment, but those opposed to the bill say it won’t be effective.
CITY NEWS
Emerald Ash Borer Task Force updates plan to combat deadly tree beetle
By Miller Jozwiak | Feb. 3, 2016More than 2,500 ash trees were removed during 2015 in accordance with Madison’s adopted response plan to the emerald ash borer, according to a Common Council meeting Tuesday night. The Emerald Ash Borer Task Force updated Madison Common Council with a presentation on the response plan to the invasive beetle species that has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees in North America.
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UW-BlackOut fundraising donations, bottled water for Flint residents
By Peter Coutu | Feb. 3, 2016Two UW-Madison students, both involved with the UW-BlackOut Movement, are leading fundraising efforts on campus to provide donations and bottled water to Flint, Mich.
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Man in early 20s arrested for attempting to use 59-year-old’s ID
By Nour Saeed | Feb. 2, 2016The Madison Police Department arrested 22-year-old John M. Berrios, Monday at an AT&T store for attempting to purchase $3,000 worth of merchandise with fake identification, according to an incident report.
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Teachers, UW-Madison game designers collaborate on video games
By Peter Coutu | Feb. 2, 2016Middle school teachers collaborated with Field Day Lab, a group of UW-Madison video game designers, to discuss the best way to use video games as a learning tool.
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Madison housing prices, sales expected to continue to rise in 2016
By Shauna Jacobs | Feb. 2, 2016Housing sales in Madison increased 13 percent in 2015, according to a Stark Company Realtors report: There were 7,935 residential sales in 2015, the highest number in 10 years.
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UW-Madison College Republicans, Democrats react to Iowa caucus results
By Peter Coutu and Ben Schaefer | Feb. 2, 2016Both the College Republicans and the College Democrats of UW-Madison are waiting in anticipation of the results from the Iowa caucus Monday night.
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Congressman Reid Ribble declines to seek re-election
By Andrew Bahl | Feb. 2, 2016U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Wis., announced Sunday he would not seek re-election, prompting a scramble among state and local politicians who could vie to replace the three-term congressman. The 60-year-old Sherwood resident defeated Democratic incumbent Steve Kagen in 2010 to win the seat.
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?Man suffers minor injuries in campus-area hit-and-run
By Noah Habenstreit | Feb. 1, 2016A Madison resident was not seriously injured after being struck by a hit-and-run driver at the intersection of West Johnson and North Bassett streets early Saturday morning.
