State Sen. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, released a Democratic version of the contentious mining bill Tuesday as a counter to the Republican version released Jan. 16. Both bill are designed to ease the permitting regulations faced by prospective mining companies.
The Dane County Circuit Court ruled Jan. 15 to allow former adidas workers to join the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s contract lawsuit against the company, allowing the workers to directly participate in the litigation.
A former aide to Gov. Scott Walker received a two year prison sentence and five years of probation for embezzlement Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
Approximately 200 people rallied outside the City-County Building Jan. 12 to protest the Madison Police Department investigation into the death of Madison resident Paul Heenan who was shot by Madison police Nov. 9.
WASHINGTON, DC — History loomed over Washington on the overcast Monday morning of President Barack Hussein Obama’s second inauguration.
Associated Students of Madison representatives were able to find compromise and make progress on multiple issues this fall, something the organization hopes will continue into the spring as it lobbies for increased support for the university in the next state budget, according to ASM Press Office Director David Gardner.
Gov. Scott Walker gave the State of the State address Jan. 15, telling Wisconsinites the state has moved forward and outlining jobs, education and mining as priorities for Wisconsin.
Republican legislators announced late last week the only hearing scheduled to discuss the state’s new controversial mining bill will be held Wednesday in Madison, prompting a harsh response from northern Democrats who claim the hearing is unfair to their constituents.
The April 2 election for Madison’s District 8 Common Council seat will be a contest between incumbent alder Scott Resnick and Christian Hansen, a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse alum who is on a local Cooperative Board.
Madison police identified 27-year-old Karlis Griffin Jan. 9 as the fourth and final suspect involved in the Aug. 1 attack on Badgers running back Montee Ball.
A federal appeals court upheld the controversial Act 10 legislation that limited collective bargaining rights for public union employees Friday, reversing an earlier federal court decision that found portions of the bill unconstitutional.
Republican state Sens. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, Mary Williams, R-Medford, and Mark Honadel, R-South Milwaukee, introduced the first draft of a bill to streamline the mine permitting process in the state of Wisconsin at a press conference Wednesday morning, prompting criticism from Democratic legislators.
Gov. Scott Walker presented a message of moving forward and outlined priorities for Wisconsin in his State of the State address Tuesday.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison could receive over $55 million in cuts to research funding and student aid resources if Congress fails to reach a consensus on the fiscal cliff, according to a letter sent to Sen. Herb Kohl by UW System President Kevin Reilly and UW System chancellors.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved Dec. 7 the Human Resources Redesign that has garnered both support and criticism from various stakeholders over the semester after a year of debate among the campus community regarding the plan’s details about university employee compensation and benefits.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletic Director Barry Alvarez spoke at Friday’s Athletic Board meeting, discussing the upcoming Rose Bowl and the future of the Big Ten.
Athletic director emeritus and former University of Wisconsin-Madison athlete Pat Richter will join Chancellor David Ward as the keynote speaker at the winter commencement ceremony Dec. 16.
With the new state legislative session set to begin in January, state legislators have already started looking ahead to issues they hope to tackle once the session starts. The following are overviews of four central issues legislators will debate next session.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved a resolution in support of increasing the cap on out-of-state student enrollment at UW-Madison Friday.
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