Falk declines run for lieutenant governor
By Hannah Furfaro | Nov. 17, 2009Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk will not run for lieutenant governor in 2010, according to an aide from Falk's most recent election campaign.
Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk will not run for lieutenant governor in 2010, according to an aide from Falk's most recent election campaign.
As the game clock hit zero to end Wisconsin's 45-24 rout of Michigan Saturday, senior defensive end O'Brien Schofield could finally breathe a sigh of relief and celebrate the victory.
The dead body of a missing person was found at Picnic Point this weekend, according to Madison Police Lt. Dave McCaw.
The UW Labor Licensing Policy Committee voted Friday to recommend that Chancellor Biddy Martin begin taking steps to terminate the university's contract with Nike because of labor rights abuses.
The family of Brittany Zimmermann, a deceased UW-Madison student, has decided to place ads inside Metro Transit buses, as well as on a Madison billboard, in hopes of furthering investigations into her killing.
The Madison and Dane County Public Health Department announced the first community H1N1 vaccination clinics at a press conference Friday afternoon.
The Madison Police Department apprehended a man Friday morning after he placed a suspicious-looking device at the corner of a downtown intersection, according to a police report.
UW-Madison's faculty has less freedom to criticize administrators than they realize, according to one professor who will propose amending UW's academic freedom policy at Monday's University Committee meeting.
UW Transportation Services held a student forum Friday to address issues of safety for UW-Madison pedestrians on campus.
The Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group hosted a rally and march in continuation of its Big Red Go Green global warming campaign Friday. The rally began at Library Mall and ended with a march to the Capitol to support green solutions.
After months of speculation, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced Sunday he will join the 2010 gubernatorial race.
The Campus Women's Center exhausted its appeals process Thursday when the Student Services Finance Committee voted 2-0 to reject a procedural appeal and to uphold an earlier ASM Student Judiciary ruling.
A day after the Madison Common Council voted to retain the proposed Edgewater tax increment financing in the 2010 capital budget, a Mansion Hill neighborhood meeting was held Thursday to learn more about the potential impact of the historic hotel renovation.
Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk requested that all non-represented county employees and elected officials commit to a temporary 3 percent pay cut for 2010, according to a statement her office released Thursday.
Wisconsin Students Public Interest Research Group hosted a health-care fair Thursday to celebrate the recent health-care reform bill passed by U.S. House of Representatives and to further educate students on the issue.
For John Clay, it was as simple as a three carry, 52 yard performance against the Michigan Wolverines in 2008. For Zach Brown, it came in the form of a two touchdown, 250 yard massacre of Minnesota in 2007 filling in for an injured P.J. Hill. For both highly touted recruits, it was that breakthrough game where they became less like an abstract scouting report and more like a true contributor to the Badgers' backfield. For Montee Ball, it came last week with 115 rushing yards and two touchdowns in Bloomington that helped his team escape with a narrow 31-28 victory.
Two Democratic lawmakers are asking election and UW System officials to determine if an event for Milwaukee County Executive and Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker violated state fundraising laws.
The Wisconsin Student Lobby taught UW-Madison students how to directly lobby their interests to campus officials or state lawmakers at its workshop Wednesday.
The ASM Student Council approved its own preliminary $1.2 million budget for next year by a 13-1 vote Wednesday.