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Representatives introduce ‘Clean Energy Choice’ bill
By Andrew Hahn | Mar. 25, 2014The state Assembly may discuss legislation to allow more sources of money for green energy projects within the year.
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ASM encourages student involvement in provost search
By The Daily Cardinal | Mar. 24, 2014The Associated Students of Madison urges students to voice their input in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s ongoing search for the next provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.
CITY NEWS
MPD requests help with possibly explosive materials investigation from FBI, National Guard
By The Daily Cardinal | Mar. 24, 2014The Madison Police Department is requesting help from federal agencies regarding the investigation of explosive materials in a residence on North Brooks Street, according to a police report.
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Battery at W. Gilman St. leaves Madison man injured
By The Daily Cardinal | Mar. 24, 2014An assailant dislocated a man’s shoulder in a West Gilman Street parking lot early Sunday morning, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain.
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UW-Madison professor debunks therapeutic ‘stem cell tourism’
By Peter Cameron and Jackie Bannon | Mar. 24, 2014University of Wisconsin-Madison law and bioethics professor Alta Charo works to raise awareness for the dangers of “stem cell tourism,” according to a university press release Monday.
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Man pulls gun on Tiki Shack employees
By The Daily Cardinal | Mar. 24, 2014Madison Police are searching for a suspect who pulled a gun on two Tiki Shack employees early Sunday morning, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain.
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Student protesters light up state Capitol
By The Daily Cardinal | Mar. 24, 2014University of Minnesota students and members of the Overpass Light Brigade protested for women’s rights in front of the Wisconsin state Capitol Monday night, holding up lighted signs reading “Hands Off Birth Control.”
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Department of Justice asks U.S. Supreme Court to enforce abortion restrictions
By Dana Kampa | Mar. 24, 2014The state Department of Justice requested the U.S. Supreme Court reinstate a law requiring abortion providers to be available at hospitals within 30 miles of patients Wednesday, according to the Sheboygan Press.
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Senate approves bill to limit absentee voting
By Dana Kampa | Mar. 24, 2014The state Senate passed a bill Friday limiting voting times to submit absentee ballots.
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State Assembly passes bill to limit mesothelioma victims’ access to courts
By Siddharth Pandey | Mar. 24, 2014The state Assembly passed a bill Friday which aims to limit mesothelioma victims’ court access after extensive exposure to asbestos.
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State Rep. Mike Endsley will not seek re-election
By The Daily Cardinal and Alec Walker | Mar. 24, 2014State Rep. Mike Endsley, R-Sheboygan, announced in a statement Friday he will not seek re-election to represent the 26th Assembly District.
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Oral chemotherapy bill moves to state Senate
By The Daily Cardinal | Mar. 24, 2014The state Assembly passed bipartisan Senate Bill 300 Friday preventing cancer patients from paying more than $100 in copayments for a 30-day supply of oral chemotherapy drugs.
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Rep. Garey Bies runs for Secretary of State
By The Daily Cardinal | Mar. 24, 2014State Rep. Garey Bies, R-Sister Bay, announced in a release Friday he will run for Wisconsin secretary of state in 2014.
CITY NEWS
City officials approve new late night food vending locations
By Patricia Johnson and Brittany Schoepp | Mar. 23, 2014The city of Madison’s Common Council members passed an ordinance to expand late-night food cart vending locations and referred the alcohol license density ordinance to the Plan Commission at their last meeting Tuesday.
CAMPUS NEWS
UW-Madison researchers discover new way to turn stem cells into muscle cells
By Adelina Yankova | Mar. 23, 2014Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison discovered a new method for generating muscle cells from stem cells, according to a Friday news release.
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Make Music Madison invites musicians and hosts to participate in summer festival
Mar. 23, 2014Make Music Madison invited musicians and hosts Friday to register for the second annual summer music celebration which will be held June 21.
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Police remove explosive materials from North Brooks Street apartment
By The Daily Cardinal | Mar. 23, 2014Madison police confiscated materials commonly used to construct an “explosive device” from an apartment on the 10 block of North Brooks Street Friday afternoon and arrested 20-year-old Andrew Cockerham in connection to the discovery, according to a Madison Police Department report.
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UW-Madison junior Melanie Meyer advocates for student activism
By Adelina Yankova | Mar. 23, 2014Workers’ rights have always been a passion for University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Melanie Meyer, whose involvement with the Student Labor Action Coalition draws upon a family history of union participation.
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UW-Madison fined $35,286 for animal treatment violations
By Dana Kampa | Mar. 17, 2014The U.S. Department of Agriculture fined the University of Wisconsin-Madison $35,286 for seven violations of the Animal Welfare Act following a four year investigation, according to a statement released Monday.
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UW-Madison football recruit charged with sexual assault Monday
By Adelina Yankova | Mar. 17, 2014Dominic Cizauskas, senior linebacker at Mukwonago High School, was charged with third-degree sexual assault Monday for allegedly raping a female University of Wisconsin-Madison student in December 2013, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dane County Court.
