Nearly 30,000 people gathered to protest and to sign recall petitions for Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch Saturday, making it the largest demonstration at the Capitol since the spring collective bargaining protests.
A bill introduced in September would allow Wisconsin school districts to offer vocational high school diplomas to students, permitting students to graduate without fulfilling educational requirements for core subjects now in place.
For the first time in 11 years, a UW-Madison student earned a Rhodes scholarship.
Wisconsinites contributed the smallest percentage of their personal incomes to state and local taxes in 2009 than in the 15 years prior, according to a report released November 17.
The Madison Police Department reported no problems or arrests at Saturday's rally on the Capitol Square.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources proposed to remove 16 species and add eight species to the endangered list Nov. 17.
Alan Fish, the man behind the recent wave of campus building expansion, announced he is leaving UW-Madison and accepting a new job at Johns Hopkins University.
The construction that has obstructed much of Library Mall for more than two years will finally be coming to a close in mid-December when ongoing utility replacements and upgrades are complete.
The first employee pay plan created since the restriction of collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin passed Thursday, freezing state worker pay for two years and restricting overtime pay.
In the midst of increased political activity around the state, UW-Madison posted guidelines Wednesday reminding faculty, students and staff of appropriate political activity on campus.
Developers introduced a new Downtown Plan to Madison's Common Council earlier this week, which includes the installation of a bike path along Lake Mendota and redeveloping some downtown neighborhoods.
Preliminary data released by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Thursday showed a decline in the state's unemployment rate from September to October, and a decrease in the total number of jobs available.
The student government finance committee unanimously approved a budget of over $150,000 for Movimento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) Thursday.
Bills introduced in the State Assembly by Rep. Penny Bernard Schaber, D-Appleton, that aim to add transparency to the state budget process and political advertisements were assigned to committee Thursday.
The UW-Madison College of Engineering announced an initiative to promote the importance of giving back to the college: The college will match and double any donation made by its students or recent graduates.
State officials agreed Wednesday to take official disciplinary action against physicians who were responsible for writing sick notes for demonstrators at the state Capitol last spring.
The outcomes of this past summer's recall elections did not seem to have a noticeable influence on the political dynamic of the state legislature during the recent special session, which marked the first significant post-recall meeting of the Senate.
In the face of more budget cuts, leaders of the UW System sent a report detailing the benefits of $1.4 million in-state funding for research grants to a legislative committee Wednesday.
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