Vinehout condemns UW’s payroll system problems
By Molly Reppen and Andrew Hahn | Feb. 26, 2014State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, released a statement Wednesday condemning the University of Wisconsin System’s payroll system inefficiencies.
State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, released a statement Wednesday condemning the University of Wisconsin System’s payroll system inefficiencies.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students could see a new home for the second annual Revelry Music and Arts Festival, as current proposals place the event on Langdon Street, with one stage situated alongside Lake Mendota.
The state Assembly will debate legislation in the coming months that would legally formalize the relationship mining companies have with their host towns.
Democratic representatives introduced a renewable energy bill Wednesday that would raise Wisconsin’s renewable energy goals.
Common Council members approved a report of the Lamp House and an ordinance to provide a buffer zone to protect patients from protesters at health facilities Tuesday.
The Eligibility Criteria Review Committee approved the final draft of criteria for groups applying for money from the General Student Services Fund in a meeting Tuesday.
“The Lake Living Room,” Lake Mendota’s newest sitting area has received a substantial amount of buzz from campus community members since its initial installation Sunday, an unintended consequence of what started out as a personal project between friends, co-creator of the “living room” Chelsi Zollner said.
Following their announcement as finalists for the position of University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum Director, Kayri Havens, Steven McNulty and Donna Paulnock will visit campus to speak to the public beginning Wednesday, according to a university press release.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments from the NAACP and Voces de la Frontera on the State Voter ID law Tuesday.
The state Assembly may soon discuss new regulations on Wisconsin’s mining industry.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will team up with the Digital Lab for Manufacturing, an initiative funded in part through the U.S. Department of Defense, in an effort to create new technologies and improve the nation’s global competitive status in manufacturing, according to a Tuesday university news release.
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials announced plans to slow down the campus-wide email and calendar system transition to Microsoft Office 365 Tuesday to ensure the switch is carried out correctly, according to a university news release.
The Associated Students of Madison University Affairs Committee met Tuesday to discuss the latest campus diversity plan as drafted by the Ad Hoc Diversity Planning Committee.
This article has been updated to reflect updated financial numbers.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Assistants’ Association is set to issue a letter-writing campaign directed at the Athletic Department, in an effort to increase contribution from the department in the upcoming Recreational Sports Master Plan.
Police are investigating an attempted robbery that occurred early Sunday morning on South Bedford Street, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain in an incident report.
Madison’s Plan Commission members referred discussions of distributing a demolition permit and amending uses of land at daytime shelters to the next meeting March 10.
Jesse Kremer announced Monday he will run for the 59th state Assembly seat currently held by state Rep. Dan LeMahieu, R-Cascade, who will not seek re-election in November.
State Assembly Democrats protested what they called “racial profiling” in Wisconsin courthouses in a letter to the federal agency in charge of regulating immigration.
After authoring Wisconsin’s Fair Minimum Wage Act in January, state Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, released a statement Monday citing a report suggesting an increase in the minimum wage would boost the state's economy.