Gov. Scott Walker confirmed Friday that Wisconsin will defer implementation of a healthcare exchange to the federal government, a decision he had to make as a first step toward establishing the Affordable Healthcare Act in the state.
Madison police arrested a local man Wednesday afternoon for drug-related charges after an officer found the 27-year-old passed out behind the wheel of a running vehicle on West Gilman Street, according to a police incident report.
The Associated Students of Madison’s final Shared Governance Week of Action forum Thursday sparked discussion about how to handle the costs of University of Wisconsin System schools in the face of decreasing state funding and increasing tuition and fees.
Metro Transit bus drivers began enforcing a long-standing policy of requiring people to show identification with their unlimited ride bus passes Monday and have since confiscated several bus passes.
County officials approved in a 33-2 vote Thursday the opening of a temporary day warming shelter on 827 E. Washington Ave., a site across the street from the lot formerly used for an Occupy Madison camp in fall 2011.
Gov. Scott Walker and state Republican legislators have recently indicated they would support a federal-run health insurance exchange over a state-run exchange. Walker must make a decision on how the Affordable Healthcare Act will be implemented within the state by Friday’s federally mandated deadline.
Developers and community leaders broke ground Thursday on the long-awaited $98 million Edgewater redevelopment project.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is in the process of updating its current campus-wide security camera system to improve crime prevention and safety, according to a statement released by the university Thursday.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi signed the $524.6 million 2013 County Budget Thursday, following a vote by the County Board.
Members of the Republican Governors Association elected Gov. Scott Walker as the new vice chairman Thursday.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved 2013-’14 funding for the campus group Adventure Learning Programs after making small changes to its budget proposal.
Madison’s Common Council approved the $267.1 million 2013 Operating Budget, which grants the Overture Center for the Arts $1.75 million in city funds and does not raise bus fares.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council approved the creation of a special, temporary student committee to increase student participation on the drafting of a new campus diversity plan Wednesday.
Members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus met Wednesday to begin discussing the university’s next strategic diversity plan to improve campus climate, which must be drafted by April 1, 2013.
Interim Chancellor David Ward released a statement Wednesday stating the University of Wisconsin-Madison will review its contracts with Palermo’s Pizza following a request by a university committee to cut ties with the pizza company.
A state law enforcement union filed a lawsuit Tuesday hoping to extend recent success challenging the constitutionality of the controversial Act 10 legislation, which limited state workers’ collective bargaining rights.
Wednesday’s Associated Students of Madison Shared Governance Week of Action forum facilitated a discussion between students and campus leaders on academic issues such as advising and Educational Innovation.
The Associated Students of Madison University Affairs Committee held a meeting Wednesday to discuss campus safety and a new campaign focused on improving to cell phone reception on campus.
Developers of the Edgewater Hotel will break ground on a $98 million renovation project Thursday.
Madison police arrested four teenagers, ages 14 to 16, Tuesday afternoon for a weapons violation after an officer found the teens in a vehicle with a loaded handgun in its glove compartment.
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