A busy state Senate session turned heated Tuesday as senators lodged accusations of racism and cultural insensitivity before Republicans, in a 17-16 vote, narrowly passed a bill that would increase the difficulty in raising complaints over state schools’ mascots and nicknames.
The state Assembly approved several bills Tuesday aimed at bolstering workforce development and improving students’ skill sets for the future.
Two state Assembly bills that would modify state drunken driving laws, including imposing stricter drunken driving penalties, passed the full state Assembly Tuesday.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Ad Hoc Committee on Fossil Use and Climate Change held a meeting Monday to discuss potential ways of addressing climate change on campus.
United Nations representative Zainab Hawa Bangura will speak on sexual violence during times of conflict at a lecture on the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus Wednesday.
Recent state legal bills show Wisconsin spent $2.1 million in legal fees to defend its redrawing of the state’s voting boundaries, which have prompted two Wisconsin senators to continue their advocacy on redistricting reform.
Wisconsin’s Voter ID law began the first steps of a legal challenge in federal court Monday with challengers to the law arguing it disenfranchises low-income and minority voters.
The state Senate will use time during a busy Tuesday session to take up the controversial issue of race-based mascots and nicknames in state schools, which already caused tension in the state Assembly and in previous public hearings.
Racks of ornate tapestries, slinky minidresses and spiky jewelry lure fashion forward students to Urban Outfitters on State Street, and the retailer’s college discount days and extensive sale section make it a dream for those on a budget. Unless, that is, you operate at a social frequency more attuned to the politically suggestive undertones coursing throughout the popular clothing outlet, at which point it becomes a nightmare.
Common Council will address amendments to the capital and operating budgets Nov. 5, which include construction of the Judge Doyle Square Garage, Madison Police Department’s overtime budget, services for the homeless community and a downtown public restroom.
Gov. Scott Walker is continuing to review the third of three criteria in the off-reservation Menominee casino proposal, which requires the casino would not contribute to an increase in gaming in the state, according to a press release Friday.
Shawn Kelly, an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is gearing up to take over as the new Langdon neighborhood police officer next week and wants to communicate with students by using social media to help keep them safe.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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