Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville, appointed a Special Committee on Ethics and Standards of Conduct Tuesday to consider a resolution to expel Rep. Jeffrey Wood, I-Chippewa Falls, from the Assembly.
I've never really understood country music. I'm not exactly sure what a honky-tonk bar is, but I'm pretty sure that if one burned down, nobody would care. However, recently I was lucky enough to receive a sneak peek into the gritty underworld of country music and its stars.
University Health Services reported 74 H1N1 cases on campus this week, about 50 percent more than last week, though infections are still down drastically since early September.
Forty computers in UW-Madison's Chemistry Department were hacked and 2,920 names and Social Security numbers were potentially exposed, mostly during the past 18 months, according to an e-mail from UW-Madison spokesperson John Lucas.
Assembly Democrats created a job task force Monday that aims to create partnerships and collect information across the state on how to improve Wisconsin's economy.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved the budget for Vets for Vets, a student organization aimed at supporting students who have military experience, at the meeting Thursday.
Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton dropped out of the 2010 gubernatorial race Monday, citing ""very personal"" reasons for her decision.
Damon Williams, UW-Madison vice provost for diversity and climate, encouraged students and faculty to consider the creation of a hip-hop studies program during his discussion Monday.
Frank Productions and Madison city officials announced details Monday for Madison's fourth-annual Freakfest celebration.
Nineteen amendments to Madison's 2010 Executive Operating Budget were discussed at the Board of Estimates meeting Monday night.
President Barack Obama will visit Madison Nov. 4, according to Wispolitics.com and the Wisconsin State Journal.
It was easy to be swept up in the elated atmosphere upon entering the Alliant Energy Center this past weekend, as the 8th annual Madison Food & Wine Show was in full swing. Featuring over 150 exhibitors including wineries, cheese makers and local restaurants and bakeries, this event is Madison's gourmet tasting event of the year attended by over 6,000 people.
Lawton's exit leaves Democratic field largely open with sudden e-mail announcing her decision.
A bill prohibiting minors from drinking in taverns passed out of the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs Thursday.
Although UW-Madison students who are undocumented immigrants may qualify for in-state tuition, the rate of such students using this option remains relatively low.
UW-Madison faculty, staff and students continued to scrutinize Provost Paul DeLuca's graduate school restructuring proposal at his fifth and final town hall meeting Friday, while Chancellor Biddy Martin offered several reassurances.
State Rep. Jeffrey Wood, I-Chippewa Falls, announced Friday he will not seek re-election in 2010.
Two young men were robbed early Sunday morning around 12:30 a.m. on the 1600 block of Monroe Street.
A sandwich delivery man making a late-night delivery on Saturday was robbed along the 1300 block of Chandler Street, according to a police report.
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