Gov. Scott Walker announces precautionary Ebola plan
By Annie Schoenfeldt | Oct. 20, 2014Gov. Scott Walker announced Friday precautions the state will take in the event of an Ebola outbreak in Wisconsin.
Gov. Scott Walker announced Friday precautions the state will take in the event of an Ebola outbreak in Wisconsin.
Two days after his second and final gubernatorial debate against Democratic challenger Mary Burke, Gov. Scott Walker addressed UW-Madison students and other supporters Sunday morning during an event attended by the College Republicans at a Republican campaign office in Madison.
UW-Madison physicist Francis Halzen received an award Thursday for his particle-detecting telescope based in the South Pole.
With the mounting costs of attending college, a UW-Madison student consistently working 15 hours a week throughout the entire duration of the academic year would have to earn roughly $21 per hour to pay back the cost of one year of tuition and fees alone.
Madison police investigated separate reports of gunshots fired on the 2200 block of South Park Street and the 1500 block of Frisch Road after receiving calls from locals in each area Thursday evening, according to incident reports from the Madison Police Department.
Madison police arrested a man urinating on a city of Madison police car parked near City Bar on the 600 block of State Street Saturday night, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke squared off in the second and final gubernatorial debate in Milwaukee Friday.
The Associated Students of Madison Students Services Finance Committee approved a slightly decreased 2015-’16 budget for Sex Out Loud at its meeting Thursday.
UW-Madison College Democrats and College Republicans faced off in a debate Thursday night over issues including healthcare, the economy, the environment and education in the basement of the Humanities building.
The state granted $4.48 billion to public and private school districts this year, an increase of 2.1 percent from last year’s grant, according to a Thursday press release.
Wisconsin has plans to respond in the event of Ebola being identified in the state, according to a Wisconsin Department of Health Services press release last week.
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in September, reaching its lowest point since October 2008, according to a state agency report.
Any eligible person still wishing to register to vote before the Nov. 4 elections must now do so in person at the City Clerk’s Office, according to a City of Madison press release issued Thursday.
UW-Madison Assistant Professor Trisha Andrew was recently named one of 18 young scientists in the nation to receive a grant worth $875,000 from the Packard Fellowship Program for her work on paper solar cells.
To some, he is a middle-aged naked guy riding around on a motorized scooter wearing nothing but a thong and a cape, shocking the town and scaring children. To most Madisonians, however, he is a caped crusader, a naked knight, a scantily clad star. He is Thong Cape Scooter Man.
The Tiki Shack bar on State Street may see transformations in the future to become a full service restaurant and bar after two new potential owners received a liquor license from the Alcohol License Review Committee Wednesday.
The Associated Students of Madison Coordinating Council members voiced their opinions and asked questions on line items within the 2015-’16 ASM internal budget at a meeting Wednesday.
The newest Marquette Law School Poll, released Wednesday, found both the races for governor and attorney general are statistically tied and voters are more aware of what they need to vote.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Milwaukee the week before the Nov. 4 elections to support gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke, according to the Associated Press.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., announced Wednesday Wisconsin received $92.9 million in heating and home energy assistance funds in a proactive movement to help low-income households this winter.