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Joint Finance Committe discusses Walker's health-care proposal at second budget hearing
By By Jack Casey | Mar. 21, 2013By Jack Casey
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City passes Dayton Square development amidst debate
By Melissa Howison | Mar. 20, 2013Discussion surrounding the proposed demolition of three residential buildings on campus, for which the Common Council gave final approval Tuesday, incited an impromptu affordable-housing debate at the meeting.
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Employers could face tax penalties from Walker health-care decision
By Jack Casey and Liz Puibello | Mar. 20, 2013Gov. Scott Walker’s decision not to accept federal funding to expand the state’s health-care system could contribute to some state employers being collectively penalized by paying millions more in taxes, according to a report released Tuesday.
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School officials express voucher program concerns
By Jack Casey | Mar. 20, 2013Representatives from four of the nine Wisconsin school districts that would be affected by Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal to expand the state’s education voucher system voiced concerns Tuesday in a conference call organized by state Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Cross Plains.
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WARF, SWIB to help fund Wisconsin IT start-up companies
By The Daily Cardinal | Mar. 20, 2013The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board created a fund to invest in information technology start-up companies, focusing mainly in Wisconsin.
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Marquette law school poll: Walker maintains positive approval rating
By The Daily Cardinal | Mar. 20, 2013A Marquette Law School poll released Tuesday showed 50 percent of respondents said they approve of Gov. Scott Walker’s job performance and a significant portion of respondents approve of some type of education voucher expansion in the state.
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WISPIRG delivers petitions regarding funding to Chancellor Ward’s office
By The Daily Cardinal and Sam Karp | Mar. 20, 2013Members of the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group delivered a stack of petitions to University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward’s office Tuesday, requesting Ward review his decision not to sign contracts to fully fund the organization on campus.
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SSFC discusses changes to bylaws, financial codes
By Megan Stoebig | Mar. 19, 2013The Student Services Finance Committee discussed potential changes to its bylaws Monday, which could include significant alterations to the committee’s financial code, as well as the elimination of student hourly positions from student organizations.
CITY NEWS
Plan Commission approves religious group's plans for former Zeta Beta Tau house
By Melissa Howison | Mar. 19, 2013A city planning committee unanimously approved a local religious group’s application Monday to convert a former fraternity house on campus into an apartment complex and meeting center.
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Community residents discuss Brittingham Park renovation proposal
By Meghan Chua | Mar. 19, 2013Community residents gathered Monday in the first of several meetings to discuss a project aimed at improving the section of Madison’s Brittingham Park along Northshore Drive and Proudfit Street.
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Diversity Committee urges Ward to take action against Palermo's
By Tamar Myers and Alex Pacheco | Mar. 19, 2013Members of the Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee signed a petition at a meeting Monday urging Chancellor David Ward to take action against Palermo’s Pizza after employees accused the company of labor rights violations.
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Public safety panel discusses sexual assault
By Leah Weston | Mar. 19, 2013A University of Wisconsin-Madison student, inspired by the increasing awareness of unreported sexual assaults on campus presented anonymously on the UW-Madison Confessions Facebook page, organized a campus safety discussion between a panel of experts and the campus community in Dejope Hall Monday.
CITY NEWS
Madison property owner offers Occupy members land to camp on
By Melissa Howison | Mar. 19, 2013A Madison landowner is allowing Occupy Madison members to stay on his property until public county campgrounds open next month, despite the possibility of a fine from the city for violating the land ordinance.
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USDA finds animal treatment violation in UW-Madison lab
By Molly Reppen and Sam Cusick | Mar. 19, 2013The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a citation in December 2012 from the United States Department of Agriculture after a cat was unintentionally burned during an experiment.
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PostSecret project founder to speak on campus Wednesday
By The Daily Cardinal | Mar. 19, 2013Founder and curator of the PostSecret Project Frank Warren will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Wednesday to speak as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Distinguished Lecture Series.
CITY NEWS
Students push to preserve Langdon
By Melissa Howison | Mar. 18, 2013Students troubled by the prospect of Langdon Street turning into another hyper-developed corridor reminiscent of University Avenue enlisted the help of a local architecture preservationist in recent weeks and started a movement to have Greek row deemed a local historic district.
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Professor Profile: Dietram Scheufele, on science and society
By Meghan Chua | Mar. 18, 2013University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Dietram Scheufele owns two three-piece, dirt-resistant nanotechnology suits, which he wears when he gives talks on the subject in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.
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Panel discusses new online opportunities for higher education learning
By Molly Reppen and Alyssa Brenner | Mar. 18, 2013The University of Wisconsin-Madison campus hosted a discussion panel Friday to explore the way online courses and teaching technologies could help make higher education more accessible in the midst of rising university costs.
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Fire at boathouse causes $10,000 in damages to university rowing equipment
By The Daily Cardinal | Mar. 18, 2013A fire at the Porter Boathouse, a University of Wisconsin-Madison rowing facility, caused $10,000 in damages Sunday morning, according to a city of Madison press release.
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Walker, Ryan discuss federal programs, budget at conservative conference
By Jack Casey | Mar. 18, 2013Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., were two of many speakers who highlighted Republican plans for the country during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, which ran from March 14 to 16.
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