The Wisconsin state Senate passed the controversial mining bill by a one vote margin Wednesday night after a lengthy, contentious debate, setting up a vote in the state Assembly later in the week.
The Vending Oversight Committee heard complaints from local restaurant owners about food carts operating near their locations, and discussed possible solutions Wednesday.
Student leaders announced at a press conference Wednesday that Revelry, a university-sponsored event to celebrate the end of the academic year, will be held at Engineering Mall and Union South plaza May 4.
A conservative research group used data from a 2009 New York Times report to criticize the mismanaging of a wastewater treatment plant run by the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, which has recently expressed vocal opposition to a proposed mine near its reservation as members say it will damage waterways.
A city transportation committee recommended Wednesday the city Council adopt plans to review possible locations that could accommodate an indoor bus station to serve buses traveling through Madison.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council received criticism from members of a democratic student group Wednesday regarding the student government’s use of student segregated fees to fund attendance to the Conservative Political Action Conference.
The Associated Students of Madison University Affairs Committee met Tuesday to discuss survey results from its campus Cell Phone Reception campaign, which aims to increase access to cell phone usage in problem areas on campus.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students can show off their best dance moves at the fifth annual Wisconsin Dance Marathon Friday to raise money for the American Family Children’s Hospital.
Madison Fire Department investigators attributed a fire at a local Mexican restaurant Monday to a pot left on the kitchen stove overnight, MFD spokesperson Lori Wirth said in a press release Wednesday.
The city declared a snow emergency in effect in Madison until at least 7 a.m. March 1.
Madison’s Common Council unanimously approved a new local coffee house’s liquor license along with proposals to expand Cooper’s Tavern, dedicate $10,000 to the low-income bus pass program and continue enforcing the glass ban at the Mifflin Street Block Party this year at a meeting Tuesday.
The Associated Students of Madison Finance Committee held a forum Tuesday for representatives of student organizations to give feedback about the process of applying for grants.
Kim Wilcox, one of the four University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor finalists, was also a finalist in the University of Wyoming’s search for a new president until the university’s board of trustees selected another candidate Tuesday.
Approximately 70 demonstrators gathered on the Capitol steps Tuesday to protest the contentious state mining bill that is designed to ease the mine permitting process in the state before the state Senate fully considers the bill Wednesday.
More than 20 student environmental organizations met with campus leaders Tuesday for a collaborative Sustainability Council to discuss sustainability efforts already occurring on campus and where students can focus their efforts in the future.
A poll released Tuesday showed 62 percent of Wisconsin citizens support the state’s mining legislation, which is an exact contradiction of poll results from Public Policy Polling released Feb. 20 that showed 62 percent of respondents opposed the bill.
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously approved a Republican bill Monday that would distribute $15 million for workforce development initiatives across the next two fiscal years.
Police pulled over an intoxicated man Monday after he disrupted a downtown restaurant and fled the scene in a car, according to a police report.
Four local nonprofit hospitals and the Department of Public Health launched a website Tuesday to improve health in Dane County, according to a press release.
Over 100 University of Wisconsin System students gathered in the Capitol Monday to lobby state legislators for a cap on tuition increases and a larger investment in financial aid.
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