A state Senate committee convened a public hearing Wednesday to hear testimony on a senator’s proposal to formally allow people to use e-cigarettes indoors.
A committee made up of University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty, staff and students announced four finalists for the position of university provost, according to a Wednesday press release.
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomores won the Desire 2 Learn Edge Challenge for their creation of MySyllabiMadison.com, a planning tool to help students manage activities and academics, according to a university press release Wednesday.
Common Council members introduced a proposal to expand late-night food cart vending sites, approved an amendment to extend the expiration date of the alcohol license policy and adopted a Lamp House Ad Hoc Committee report.
Madison police arrested two 24-year-old men for disorderly conduct and battery of a 28-year-old victim Saturday evening, according to an incident report from Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain.
The state Senate plans to take up legislation in the coming months that would make major changes to the state’s campaign finance laws.
University police arrested Sean Lee, 44, of Madison after he crashed his vehicle into a light post and fled the scene early Tuesday morning, according to a University of Wisconsin Police Department statement.
The entire University of Wisconsin-Madison campus gained access to the new Guided Expense Tool, which will become the main device of filing for expense reimbursement over the course of the year, according to a Tuesday university news release.
The Wisconsin Alumni Association named seven University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni winners of the ‘Forward under 40 Award,’ an honor given to former students under the age of 40 who promote the notion that experiences at UW-Madison should extend benefits beyond campus, according to a Tuesday news release.
Assembly Republicans demonstrated unity Tuesday as they voted to remove Bill Kramer from his post as majority leader and replace him with the state's first woman majority leader.
Senate Republicans approved large income tax cuts Tuesday after a tense state Senate debate punctuated with Democratic disapproval.
The Associated Students of Madison University Affairs Committee introduced a campaign that aims to increase transparency over contracts between universities and private banks in a meeting Tuesday.
The University of Wisconsin System announced Monday that Larry Henderson, Human Resources System director, will step down after two years of employment, according to a Wisconsin State Journal article.
The city’s Landmarks Commission adopted the University Avenue Corridor Plan and did not object to the construction of a six-story apartment building on North Webster and East Mifflin Streets in a meeting Monday.
A 33-year-old Madison man was shot and killed on the 1300 block of East Wilson Street at approximately 7 p.m. Monday, according to a Madison Police Department officer-in-charge.
The “Getting Real IV” lecture series at the University of Wisconsin-Madison featured the “Hip Hop in the Heartland Panel,” a discussion on the future of hip-hop education and teaching Monday.
The Equal Opportunities Committee addressed reports from the Madison homeless community of discrimination and debated creating a new protected class in a meeting Monday.
A bouncer interrupted two men about to fight outside of a bar on the 100 block of State Street early Sunday morning, according to a release.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate working group presented a draft outlining changes to a research and graduate school position at a committee meeting Monday, recommending a division between the two roles.
Author, publicist and Wisconsin native Elizabeth Eulberg visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Monday as part of the fourth annual UW Lit Fest.
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