Five Wisconsin county executives voiced their concerns over two bills affecting the juvenile justice system in an open letter Thursday to the state Senate and the state Assembly.
State Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, and state Rep. Terese Berceau, D-Madison, introduced the “Pregnancy Protection Package” legislation Thursday, which is aimed at protecting the rights of pregnant women.
Nominations and applications are being accepted from University of Wisconsin-Madison campus members to fill two vice provost positions.
Representatives from the committee responsible for drafting an updated University of Wisconsin-Madison Diversity Plan fielded questions from Associated Students of Madison Student Council members and detailed the future of campus diversity efforts Wednesday.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will sponsor a seminar March 26 to commemorate the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to a university press release.
The 300 block of West Dayton Street, located between North Broom and North Henry Streets, will close Friday from 2:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., according to a city of Madison news release.
The Senate Committee on Organization made a rare move Wednesday to prevent a cancer bill from being debated in the state Senate’s morning session.
Assembly Democrats introduced a bill Wednesday designed to help one million employees in Wisconsin who do not have paid sick days.
Three St. James Court residents in their twenties found laptops and other items missing after a daytime burglary Tuesday, according to Madison police.
Metro Transit recorded approximately 14.7 million bus rides for 2013, giving last year the second-highest ridership the company has seen since 2011, according to a city of Madison press release.
The state Senate approved an Assembly resolution Wednesday commemorating March 8, 2014 as International Women’s Day.The resolution called for a symbolic gesture to show Wisconsin’s commitment to women’s issues and gender equality.
Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday he would call a special legislative session if the Wisconsin Supreme Court does not uphold the state’s voter ID law.
The American Civil Liberties Union withdrew its request to temporarily freeze Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban Tuesday.
The state Senate passed a package of bills Wednesday that would limit absentee voting times and change rules relating to election officials.
The state Senate debated a number of bills Tuesday that would change Wisconsin’s voting and campaign fundraising rules.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will host Showcase, an event focused on underscoring successful campus advances, according to a Tuesday university press release.
Members of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Student Labor Action Coalition delivered a cardboard replica of a clock tower to Chancellor Rebecca Blank Tuesday, urging her to sign an agreement on behalf of UW-Madison that would protect Bangladeshi garment workers’ rights.
Discovery to Product (D2P), a University of Wisconsin-Madison project that aims to bring scientific and technological university innovations into the market, named Wisconsin entrepreneur John Biondi its director, according to a Tuesday university press release.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison may consider establishing new procedures for investigating sexual assault cases on campus. The Division of Student Life proposed the draft in a University Affairs meeting Tuesday.
Gov. Scott Walker and Wisconsin Secretary of Tourism Stephanie Klett recognized Madison’s Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center for exceptional charitable services with the Governor’s Tourism Service Excellence Award at a reception in Lake Geneva Monday.
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