No abortion coverage from federal healthcare
By Alison Bauter | Mar. 14, 2012The Assembly passed a bill prohibiting the coverage of abortion under the federal healthcare law in Wisconsin following heated debate Tuesday.
The Assembly passed a bill prohibiting the coverage of abortion under the federal healthcare law in Wisconsin following heated debate Tuesday.
State Senate Democrats delayed a final vote on a bill Tuesday that limits certain restrictions local governments can place on landlords and alters relations between landlords and student renters in Madison.
A meeting held by a planning group for the Mifflin Street Block Party to discuss changes and gain feedback on the upcoming event saw low turnout from students Tuesday.
In its second semester on campus, a service learning course is integrating the marketing skills of UW students and faculty with the expansive culinary options of South Madison to alter students’ perceptions about the area.
A relative of a UW-Madison student wired $4,000 to Peru after a caller impersonating the student said she needed money to be bailed out of jail.
Despite the withdrawal of a $1.5 billion northern Wisconsin iron mine proposal after Democrats in the state Senate blocked a mining reform a week ago, Gov. Scott Walker vowed he would “not give up” on mining in Wisconsin in a Tuesday morning radio show appearance.
Madison’s bike sharing program will lower its daily fee and offer a UW-Madison student discount when it returns from its winter hiatus April 1.
State election officials confirmed Monday there are enough valid signatures to prompt a recall election of four state senators, but did not officially announce when the elections would be held.
When UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward learned that a senior athletic department official allegedly sexually assaulted a student, he called Athletic Director Barry Alvarez within hours with a message: Do not “interfere.”
A judge’s ruling Monday permanently suspended implementation of Wisconsin’s controversial law requiring voters to provide a valid form of identification before receiving a ballot.
Madison police identified two suspects, one of whom is a UW-Madison student, whose fight with each other resulted in one man stabbing the other with a knife.
Police arrested a Madison man for attacking bouncers in a fight at Wando’s Bar early Sunday morning.
Mayor Paul Soglin, city officials and the fire department met for an informational meeting Monday on a proposed building on the 300 block of West Johnson and Dayton streets next to a Madison Fire Department fire house.
Student government leaders are calling for greater involvement on campus in lobbying officials on issues pertaining to students.
Police arrested a Madison man after he threatened his girlfriend and other pedestrians with a knife near a Regent Street apartment complex early Saturday morning.
When the Joint Finance Committee passed the bill limiting collective bargaining rights for public employees late Feb. 16, 2011, Sen. Minority leader Mark Miller, D-Monona, told state Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, to bring an extra shirt and a toothbrush to Thursday morning’s caucus.
UW-Madison’s primary licensing committee passed a resolution Friday to define a successful mediation period with adidas as occurring only if the company ensures all workers are paid severance by April 15. This deadline is 60 days after UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward initially announced plans to enter mediation with the company.
Tibetans in the Madison community protested the Chinese occupation of Tibet Saturday to commemorate the 53rd Tibetan Uprising Day anniversary.
Police responded to a stabbing of a Madison man in a student neighborhood near Langdon and Henry streets Sunday.
An estimated 35,000 Democrats and union supporters gathered at the state Capitol Saturday to memorialize the first anniversary of the passing of a contentious bill limiting collective bargaining rights for public workers.