The city’s financial committee approved funding at their meeting Monday for a new initiative that could help keep cyclists off sidewalks in addition to further discussing Mayor Paul Soglin’s proposed 2013 Executive Capital Budget.
President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney may not agree on much, but their campaigns made clear over the last two weeks in Tampa and Charlotte the 2012 election foes share one commonality: they both are pushing heavily to capture the youth vote that helped sweep Obama into office in 2008.
Correction: The fifth paragraph of this article originally stated "He is Libertarian, meaning he does not think government should not interfere in issues like marriage, drugs and abortion." The article has been edited to reflect Paul's view that government should not interfere in those issues. We apologize for the error.
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., the first openly gay non-incumbent ever elected to Congress, seemed almost overwhelmed as she stepped up to the podium to address an overflowing room of more than 250 members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender caucus at the Democratic National Convention, a group that once was at the very outskirts of the party.
Future University of Wisconsin-Madison students may have an easier time registering for introductory chemistry courses and be able to conduct more experiments in new lab facilities if building project plans receive additional funding from the UW System.
When Madison celebrates Freakfest 2012 on State Street Saturday, Oct. 27, University of Wisconsin-Madison students can expect to see Pennsylvanian rap star Mac Miller and electronica collective Big Gigantic take the main stages.
City transportation officials presented a preliminary study at an informational session Monday looking into the possibility of establishing Bus Rapid Transit as a supplement to Madison’s public transportation system.
Residents in the State-Langdon Neighborhood heard a proposal Monday for a new student apartment complex, which would require the demolition of three buildings.
A man allegedly sexually assaulted a Madison woman on the 4500 block of East Washington Avenue early Sunday.
A new plan that will redesign the human resources system at UW-Madison will be officially announced on Sept. 21, according to a timeline released at a university governance meeting Monday.
A drunk driver disrupted Ironman Wisconsin athletes Sunday as he crashed through the course at North Park and Langdon Streets.
A Madison man called police after he discovered his car was broken into Sunday afternoon on the 300 block of South Brooks Street.
Mitt Romney's campaign released a commercial aimed at Wisconsin voters Sunday that highlights the deficit as an issue the presidential candidate plans to address in the state.
Both Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will campaign in Wisconsin this week, a reminder that Wisconsin is still a priority for both the Republican and Democratic parties.
The Student Services Finance Committee appointed new members to the Student Transportation Board and Student Activity Center Governing Board in a meeting Monday, which could mean future negotiations about bringing back the recently defunded SAFECab service.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry professor crossed the finish line in just over nine hours Sunday at Madison’s annual Ironman triathlon, where thousands of family members, supporters and volunteers packed the streets to wildly cheer on approximately 2,900 competitors.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is attempting to increase awareness and prevent sexual assault violence on campus with a new online program that all first-year students are expected to complete.
Wisconsin’s young Republicans are criticizing Democrats’ message upon the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte last week, saying they didn’t make a good enough case to address the problems facing the country’s youth.
A local safety community group is hosting events in Dane County throughout the week to promote suicide awareness in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day Tuesday.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Slow Food chapter ran a table that catered to children at the Celebrate South Madison festival Saturday in an effort to promote locally grown food and healthy eating to children who live in the south Madison area.
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