City Downtown Plan Commission debates transportation, housing
By Anna Bukowski | Nov. 9, 2009Members of the city planning department met with the City Plan Commission Monday to discuss an overview of the current downtown plan.
Members of the city planning department met with the City Plan Commission Monday to discuss an overview of the current downtown plan.
UW Badgers football player Maurice Moore was arrested early Sunday for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
The state Legislature passed four education reform bills early Friday morning in an attempt to make Wisconsin more competitive for federal Race to the Top dollars.
Donations to the UW Foundation have decreased 12 percent since last September's economic downturn, prompting UW-Madison's colleges and departments to cut back on certain program spending.
UW-Madison officials held a workshop Friday to explore methods of improving labor standards around the world.
With the Common Council preparing to give final votes on both the Capital and Operating Budgets for 2010 on Tuesday and Wednesday, many alders have requested more information on several controversial amendments.
The Madison Police Department arrested a man early Saturday morning after an attempted break-in on the 100 block of East Johnson Street.
The family of Brittany Zimmermann, the UW-Madison student who was killed last year in her off-campus apartment, has presented a scholarship in her name to a UW-Madison freshman.
UW-Madison and other UW System schools may receive grants or funding for job-related initiatives if a new bill introduced by Senate Democrats makes it to the floor in the next legislative session.
A 47-year-old Columbus woman was robbed on her way home from work Friday, the Madison Police Department reported.
Chancellor Biddy Martin chose eight final proposals to receive the first round of Madison Initiative for Undergraduate funds last week.
Wisconsin is positioned to receive close to 47,000 jobs as part of a temporary U.S. Census Bureau workforce that will help collect data for the 2010 census.
President Barack Obama's image-driven 2008 campaign and his use of social media outlets fostered in young voters an interest in public policy rarely seen in today's political climate.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee approved Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment's budget of $80,967.55 at its meeting Thursday.
Every day of my life is in some way devoted to sexual health. Whether it is in class, in medical school, working for an organization dedicated to promoting healthy sexuality through sex-positive education and activism or writing this column, I spend a great deal of time reading, writing and discussing various aspects of sexuality that impact people's lives in both positive and negative ways.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary announced Wednesday that the Campus Women's Center was not granted an appropriate appeal after the Student Services Finance Committee denied their funding.
The state Senate and Assembly approved the ""Impartial Justice"" bill Thursday, which would allow public funding for state Supreme Court campaigns and marking the end of the legislative floor session.
The Dane County Board voted 20 to 16 to establish a regional transit authority Thursday that would oversee mass transportation planning within the county.