State senator declares candidacy for United States Congress
By Hallie Mellendorf | Apr. 3, 2014State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, declared his candidacy for the 6th Congressional District Thursday.
State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, declared his candidacy for the 6th Congressional District Thursday.
Assembly Republican leaders sent a letter Thursday asking for the resignation of former Majority Leader and current state Rep. Bill Kramer, R-Waukesha, who was removed from his position in March after sexual harassment allegations.
As the state Senate held its last floor period of the year Tuesday, absent from the agenda was a bill to begin the constitutional amendment process to strike the Office of the State Treasurer from the constitution.
The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee embarked a whiteboard campaign March 31-April 4, aiming to give students a voice in the committee's progress towards a more inclusive campus.
University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Su-Chun Zhang has found an error in protein formation that could be the root of Lou Gehrig’s disease, according to a university release.
UPDATE Thursday, April 3, 2014:
The Student Labor Action Coalition hosted a panel of education professionals Wednesday as part of the “Teach for America Truth Tour” aimed at starting conversation about aspects of the TFA organization students should consider before joining .
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that federal limits on individual contributions to political candidates and committees are unconstitutional.
A Pew Research Center poll released Wednesday said three-fourths of Americans believe marijuana will become legal for recreational use, despite their own opinions on such policies. Wisconsin however, might take much longer to legalize, despite a Dane County referendum in which a majority of voters showed their support for the legalization of marijuana.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council heard presentations on a divestment bylaw and Open Book Wisconsin at a meeting Wednesday.
The 100 block of King Street will close Friday due to construction, and through traffic from East Main Street to South Pinckney Street will close April 7 until mid-June.
Everett Mitchell, a member of the Racial Inequality panel held Wednesday, experienced the “shocking” results of inequality firsthand in Madison when approached by a young white girl who laughed at him for the color of his skin.
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The Associated Students of Madison Shared Governance sent a letter to Dean of Students Lori Berquam Tuesday saying a review committee is in direct conflict with a Wisconsin Supreme Court directive.
Editor's note: this story was edited to correct the percentage of voters in support of marijuana legalization.
At around midnight Monday, Wisconsin Athletics sent out an email announcing that student tickets to the Final Four in Texas were on sale for $40, prompting a flood of interest.
In its last floor period of the legislative session Tuesday, the state Senate passed bills to govern oral chemotherapy regulations, minimum wage exceptions and strip searches, among others.
A fire was reported to the Madison Fire Department Tuesday afternoon at an apartment on West Mifflin Street, where several University of Wisconsin-Madison students live, resulting in significant damages.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Madison Metropolitan School District approved an initiative targeted at enhancing student achievement at a MMSD Board of Education meeting Monday, according to a university news release.
Larry Johnson, manager of the Dane County Farmers' Market, said Tuesday that he expects the market to open on a strong note, despite cold weather.