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UW-Madison student announces candidacy for Dane County Board seat
By Taylor Harvey | Nov. 30, 2011Second-year UW-Madison student Leland Pan announced his candidacy for a seat on the Dane County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.
Medical marijuana legislation proposed
By Mario Puig and Jack Casey | Nov. 30, 2011State Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, will announce Wednesday his intention to reintroduce a bill that would make medical marijuana legal in Wisconsin.
Common Council votes to prohibit street vendors at city conventions
By Abby Becker and By Jessica Phan | Nov. 30, 2011The Madison Common Council passed legislation Wednesday to create a procedure that temporarily prohibits street vending in specific locations throughout the city during conventions.
Hulsey launches first recall advertisement by politican
By Tyler Nickerson | Nov. 30, 2011As recall petitions circulate, State Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, became the first individual legislator to put out an advertisement criticizing Gov. Scott Walker Tuesday.
Walker approves $3.6 million in transportation funds
By The Daily Cardinal and Brittany Jones | Nov. 30, 2011Gov. Scott Walker approved $3.6 million in grants Tuesday that would create jobs through expanded transit services, according to Wisconsin's Department of Transportation Tuesday.
University to remove card catalogs in Memorial Library
By Jane Alters | Nov. 30, 2011Even after the old-fashioned method of checking out books, journals and resources with cards catalogs ended at UW-Madison's Memorial Library in 1986, the library continued to house millions of cards on the second floor.
Rep. Steineke: Capitol tree is ‘Christmas tree’
By Samy Moskol | Nov. 30, 2011State Rep. Jim Steineke, R- Kaukuana, introduced an Assembly Joint Resolution Tuesday to officially change the name of the tree in the Capitol Rotunda brought in during the holiday season to the "Capitol Christmas Tree."
United Wisconsin reports over 300,000 signatures collected to recall Walker
By Mckenna Kohlenberg | Nov. 29, 2011United Wisconsin announced Monday they have collected over 300,000 signatures after two weeks of circulating petitions to recall Gov. Scott Walker.
Democratic Party of Wisconsin will intervene in redistricting lawsuit
By Rachel Fettig | Nov. 29, 2011The Democratic Party of Wisconsin announced Monday it will intervene in a Republican lawsuit asking the Supreme Court to require recall elections for members of the state legislature to be held under new districts.
Legislative Affairs Committee discusses student issues to lobby
Nov. 29, 2011The student government Legislative Affairs Committee discussed student issues Monday they would like to present at a UW System student "lobby day" at the Capitol.










