Gov. Scott Walker is ramping up his campaign in an effort to combat sagging poll numbers, including the results of one released Monday that places him fifth in Iowa. The governor, who announced his long-expected presidential campaign in July, recently unveiled healthcare and foreign policy proposals.
Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., visited his alma mater Monday to help a family move into Sellery Hall and reminisce about his days as a Badger. As a freshman at UW-Madison 44 years ago, Feingold left his room at Sellery Hall to make way for a friend of his roommate.
Community members gathered to find solutions to tensions between the police force and minority residents during a panel discussion held Tuesday at UW-Madison’s Vilas Hall.
Gov. Scott Walker saw his first debate action Thursday night at the GOP’s first debate of its presidential nominating process. The primetime debate, held at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, featured the top 10 GOP candidates from an average of the five most recent national polls, with an additional debate of lesser regarded candidates held earlier that day.
The UW-Madison campus, spanning more than 930 acres of land and several zip codes, is home to many places that act as epicenters of campus life while drawing students together with the local community. Between the two student unions, more than 40 libraries and countless other popular spots, student life centers around the signature places that make up campus.
UW System professors no longer have tenure defined by state statutes as a result of Gov. Scott Walker’s 2015-’17 budget, which has left some worrying that university faculty and researchers will leave to find more secure jobs elsewhere.
Gov. Scott Walker signed the biennial state budget in Waukesha July 12, revealing the exact effects it will have on the UW-Madison community.
Amid strained relationships between residents and police departments across the country, the Madison Police Department has stepped up its recent efforts to have a more trustworthy workforce.
Mayor Paul Soglin wrapped up public conversations on the 2016 city budget July 14, paving the way for the introduction of his executive budget to the Common Council at the beginning of September.
It’s official: Gov. Scott Walker is running for president.
Potential effects of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget became clearer Thursday after the UW System Board of Regents approved their 2015-’16 internal budget.
After a hectic two days of deliberation, with debate stretching into the early hours of the morning, the Wisconsin state Legislature approved the 2015-'17 state budget Thursday, which includes a $250 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System.
The Wisconsin state Capitol evacuated legislators and staff after Capitol police received notice of a bomb threat on the building Wednesday afternoon. After no bomb was found, the building reopened at 5:30 p.m.
A currently unidentified individual called Dane County Dispatch around 7 p.m. Saturday saying he has a gun inside UW-Madison’s Helen C. White Library.
U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, called for a “political revolution,” in front of a crowd of 9,500 people Wednesday at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
State Republican lawmakers formally announced a deal on a state budget, compromising on several key points in an attempt to bring over a month of turmoil and uncertainty surrounding the bill to a close, although it is unclear whether the bill has enough support to clear the state Senate.
The Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex marriage nationwide Friday, ruling state bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.
Dane County officials and community members have recently begun work on the Dane Arts Mural Arts project, a collaborative effort aimed to train young artists and beautify neighborhoods in the Madison area.
City officials will select a proposal to build new office, retail and hotel space on the Judge Doyle Square this summer, with construction possibly beginning at the end of 2015.
Dane County launched a new pilot program in the South Madison District this summer to provide alternative processes to the criminal justice system.
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