The Capitol Profiles: Spotlight on homelessness
By Melissa Howison | Oct. 9, 2014As another frigid Madison winter approaches, the homeless community is once again burdened by the logistics of local shelter resources.
As another frigid Madison winter approaches, the homeless community is once again burdened by the logistics of local shelter resources.
A bleak October afternoon near the eastern corner of Capitol Square is made brighter by a red Badger baseball cap adorning the head of an otherwise unobtrusive newspaper salesman.
Legislative Affairs Committee and Madison Student Vote Coalition have registered more than 2,100 students for the upcoming November elections as of Wednesday through an Associated Students of Madison campaign.
Brin Riley, a University of Wisconsin-Madison senior, woke up to the iconic sound of a Facebook message iPhone notification from her roommate Saturday when she found out her residence was being robbed.
Madison Police Department officers arrested a 20-year-old Madison woman after she stabbed her boyfriend on the 300 block of North Brooks Street Tuesday afternoon, according to a MPD incident report.
Gov. Scott Walker responded Wednesday to criticism of his statewide television advertisement explaining his stances on women’s issues.
State Assembly speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, called for changes to the Government Accountability Board and the removal of its executive director, Kevin Kennedy.
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin pledged continued support to public employees, denouncing the Wisconsin State Legislature during his introduction of the 2015 Operating Budget at a press conference Tuesday.
Testimony on food disparity and debate on Madison’s Public Market project triggered a broader discussion regarding existing citywide inequalities at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting.
The voter ID law was called into question Tuesday as advocacy groups filed an emergency appeal on the grounds of racial inequality.
Wisconsin students scored strongly in AP exam testing in 2014, but differences between ethnic groups persist, according to a release from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
First Lady Michelle Obama visited Madison Tuesday to encourage students to turn out on Election Day and volunteer for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke.
Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a virology professor at UW-Madison, received an award Tuesday for his research in understanding and preventing pandemic influenza.
The UW-Madison Police Department announced a new retrieval program Tuesday to crack down on the theft of sunburst chairs from the Memorial Union Terrace.
UW-Madison is offering a new website to help students get involved in shared governance and make a difference within their campus community, according to a Tuesday press release.
First Lady Michelle Obama visited Madison Tuesday to encourage students to vote and volunteer for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke.
The Cheba Hut toasted sub shop is planning to install a new outdoor eating area in the upcoming months after receiving a conditional use permit from Madison’s Plan Commission Monday.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank outlined budgetary issues facing the university in her State of the University Address to Faculty Senate in its first meeting Monday.
The UW System reported a $150 million drop in the tuition fund balance in its 2013-’14 fiscal year Program Balances Report, which was released this week.
A fight broke out between two men at Whiskey Jacks Saloon regarding a woman Saturday, leaving one man with stitches due to a head injury, according to Joel DeSpain, Madison Police Department spokesperson.