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NEWS

US Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner co-authors bill to limit domestic surveillance agencies

By The Daily Cardinal | Nov. 4, 2013

Two U.S. Congressmen, including U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., have received broad stakeholder support for a bill they introduced last week that would limit government collection of phone records and require greater transparency and accountability from domestic surveillance organizations, Sensenbrenner said in a press release Friday.

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett asks Gov. Scott Walker to delay BadgerCare coverage

By Sarah Olson | Nov. 3, 2013

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett wrote a letter to Gov. Scott Walker Thursday and requested he delay the termination of BadgerCare coverage for approximately 92,000 Wisconsinites until March 31, 2014 to account for glitches in rollout of Affordable Care Act exchanges, according to a press release Friday.

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CITY NEWS

DA clears Madison police officers of criminal liability in August civilian shooting

By The Daily Cardinal | Nov. 3, 2013

Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne cleared three Madison police officers of any criminal wrongdoing Friday in the August civilian shooting death of Charles Carll.

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CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison students produce films for 'Tales from Planet Earth' festival this weekend

By Siddharth Pandey | Nov. 2, 2013

A class on environmental filmmaking is helping University of Wisconsin-Madison students produce stories for this year’s “Tales from Planet Earth” film festival, which will take place over the weekend.

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SSFC approves Working Class Student Union's 2014-'15 budget

By Alex Bernell | Oct. 31, 2013

The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee passed an operating budget for the Working Class Student Union and listened to a 2014- ’15 fiscal year Sex Out Loud budget proposal at a meeting Thursday.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Rec Sports to host Paralympic events Saturday

By Adelina Yankova | Oct. 31, 2013

University of Wisconsin-Madison’s division of Recreational Sports will hold a Paralympic athletic event in the Southeast Recreational Facility from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Babcock Hall introduces two new, dairy-free ice cream options

By Maija Inveiss | Oct. 31, 2013

Babcock Hall Dairy Plant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison started producing two lactose-free ice cream options this fall, vanilla and hazelnut cafe, according to a news release.

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State Rep. Chris Taylor announced Thursday she will not run for Wisconsin Attorney General

By Eoin Cottrell | Oct. 31, 2013

After much deliberation, Taylor said she decided not to enter the race because of unfinished business in the state Assembly and family timing. Taylor said she represents a lot of university students in the district she serves and that she loves her job.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Diversity Committee begins plans for 2014 Diversity Week

By Paige Villiard | Oct. 31, 2013

The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee decided Thursday it will implement another Diversity Week in Spring 2014.

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NEWS

Republican legislators circulate voter ID bill, plan for fast tracked schedule

By Jack Casey | Oct. 31, 2013

As a 2011 state legislative effort to impose voter identification requirements remains tied up in court, state legislators have begun circulating a new bill that tweaks the 2011 law and offers specific exemptions for previously problematic population groups.

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Republicans decide to cut bill that would expand guns in schools

By Jack Casey and Jon Spike | Oct. 31, 2013

State Assembly Republicans decided to hold off late Wednesday on pursuing a bill that would have allowed an expanded number of people to bring guns into state schools.

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CITY NEWS

New downtown Persian restaurant to open during weekday lunch hours

By The Daily Cardinal | Oct. 31, 2013

A new downtown Persian restaurant, which quietly opened its doors in September, is extending its business hours to accommodate weekday lunch service, according to Isthmus.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Lecture and haunted tour shed light on Science's Hall's 125-year history

By Maddy Wolfe | Oct. 30, 2013

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Science Hall celebrated its 125th anniversary with a series of events Wednesday, including a haunted tour and a public lecture about the building’s history.

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NEWS

Walker addresses more casino criteria in advance of formal decision

By Siddharth Pandey | Oct. 30, 2013

Gov. Scott Walker has addressed disagreements over a proposed Menominee casino in Kenosha by outlining the criteria the casino plan must fulfill to move past the governor and begin being implemented in the near future.

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NEWS

Van Hollen, DOJ ask John Doe investigation records be made public

By Jack Casey | Oct. 30, 2013

Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen made a legal push recently to make records collected in the investigation of former staffers to Gov. Scott Walker while he held office in Milwaukee public.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Comedy Club on State owner Gus Paras purchases Orpheum Theatre

By Kelly Kallien and Patricia Johnson | Oct. 30, 2013

The battle for ownership over the Orpheum Theatre between Frank Productions and Gus Paras ended Friday when Paras, who also owns The Comedy Club on State, purchased the historic auditorium.

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CITY NEWS

Regulation of tourist housing is a delicate balance, city officials say

By Irene Burski | Oct. 30, 2013

Madison’s Common Council adopted new regulations to the citywide zoning code Tuesday in order to facilitate the sustainability of the tourist housing market without jeopardizing the stability of existing family neighborhoods.

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CITY NEWS

Public market planning process begins with community

By Morgan Haefner | Oct. 30, 2013

The city of Madison kicked off a project Tuesday to create a permanent public market that would feature diverse food, music and art for the Madison community.

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NEWS

Gov. Scott Walker’s voucher program funds students who already attended private schools, data shows

By Eoin Cottrell and By Rachel Schulze | Oct. 29, 2013

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released statistics Tuesday revealing that 79 percent of students receiving vouchers under Gov. Scott Walker’s new voucher program did not attend a public school in 2012.

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Officials, residents discuss bill to double fines for injuring, killing vulnerable highway users

By Jack Casey | Oct. 29, 2013

Law enforcement officials and citizens joined state legislators at a transportation committee hearing Tuesday in the state Capitol to weigh in on a bill that would double fines for road injuries and deaths where the victim is deemed a “vulnerable highway user.”