As cities and schools turn to referendums to fill budget gaps, officials debate their effectiveness
By Vanessa Gavilan | Oct. 25, 2024With several referendums on the Nov. 5 ballot, local leaders have mixed feelings about their effectiveness.
With several referendums on the Nov. 5 ballot, local leaders have mixed feelings about their effectiveness.
In the past decade, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s student government has made important strides for students. Yet many remain unaware of its role and do not vote in elections.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is already the only campus in the nation with two daily student newspapers. The student media landscape is only growing despite deep lay-offs in the professional journalism industry.
As many local news publications disappear, residents across the state are forced to fill in news gaps on their own. But in Oconto County, three newspapers fight to make sure residents are informed on elections and local community issues.
As election day nears, Democrats and Republicans in Wisconsin have employed unique strategies to mobilize a key constituency: Latinos.
From limits on property tax increases to a near-statewide ban on local sales taxes, municipalities in Wisconsin have few options to bring in more revenue as service costs rise.
Rapper Yung Gravy performed in Madison on Wednesday as part of the nationwide “Party to the Polls” tour.
Members of nonprofit Black and brown youth organization Leaders Igniting Transformation debated issues related to democracy on Thursday.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde vocalized support for the closure of the U.S. Department of Education while campaigning for the U.S. Senate.
Sue Jennik, president of the League of Women Voters of Dane County, discussed top concerns for women voters and what a proposed state constitutional amendment change could mean for Wisconsin women.
Former President Barack Obama and vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz championed early voting and the pivotal role Wisconsin plays in the 2024 election at a rally in Madison.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan and Republican challenger Erik Olsen shared their stances of student-related issues ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
In an interview with The Daily Cardinal, “The West Wing” actor Bradley Whitford talked post-2000s politics and encouraged voter turnout for the Harris-Walz campaign.
Madison native Bradley Whitford was joined by castmates Martin Sheen, Richard Schiff and Mary McCormack for a morning of canvassing before holding a rally at the Barrymore Theatre.
Conservative students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison launched a new student newspaper, The Madison Federalist, Wednesday evening. They first covered a sex education program that ‘promotes pornography.’
As UW-Madison continues to set records in freshman enrollment, will a new residence hall finally mark a shift in its efforts to end the student housing crisis?
Citizens and nonprofit leaders voiced concern over the Dane County budget at a public hearing Oct. 9, calling for increased funding for translators and facilities.
Liberal and conservative courts have gone back and forth on the legality of ballot boxes, here’s why they’re so controversial.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison removed a sex education module from University Health Services after an inquiry from The Madison Federalist indicated the module had a link to a pornographic website.
As UW-Madison continues to set records in freshman enrollment, will a new residence hall finally mark a shift in its efforts to end the student housing crisis?