Edgewater project gains support of community
By Allison Geyer | Oct. 20, 2009Plans for the redevelopment of the Edgewater Hotel showed signs of moving forward at Monday night's community listening session.
Plans for the redevelopment of the Edgewater Hotel showed signs of moving forward at Monday night's community listening session.
As the fall Legislative floor session begins Tuesday, two state Supreme Court campaign finance reform bills are positioned to pass, giving qualifying candidates the ability to campaign solely with public dollars.
In the heat of the national health- care debate, UW-Madison student organizations are beginning to rally students on both sides of the issue.
This September a team of UW-Madison staff unveiled a new process to reduce the time it takes to eliminate former employees from accessing information technology systems, but the new process still takes longer than many others used throughout the University of Wisconsin System.
Community members and parishioners gathered at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church Monday evening to learn and provide feedback about a proposal to redevelop the church parking lot.
College tuition rose by 6.5 percent on average at four-year public universities for the 2009-'10 school year, according to a report from the College Board released Tuesday.
In a recent nationwide poll published by the National Publication of Recent Polls, an overwhelming majority of Madison residents said they believe fashion, brands and image are the most important aspects of an individual's personality.
The Wisconsin men's soccer team will return to the McClimon Complex Wednesday to start its last homestand of 2009 against Marquette. Coming off a 2-1 victory over No. 16 Northwestern, the Badgers will look to ride the momentum from their penalty-kick victory into the matchup.
UW-Madison ranks third in the nation as one of the top research universities, according to new statistics from the National Science Foundation. UW-Madison ranked behind Johns Hopkins University and the University of California at San Francisco.
Hammes Co., the company behind the massive redevelopment to the Edgewater Hotel, is inviting community members to two separate public listening sessions in hopes of gathering additional input on their project.
Hours after Badger fans left Camp Randall following the Homecoming game Saturday, student volunteers remained, ""clearing the bowl"" of trash left behind.
Members of the city's Alcohol License Review Committee engaged in a three-hour walk-along tour beginning at 11:30 p.m. Friday night to familiarize themselves with the establishments to which they award or deny liquor licenses.
UW-Madison officials continue to debate Provost Paul DeLuca's plan to restructure the graduate school, and will hold another town hall meeting Friday for further discussion.
The Chair of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission will meet with the Wisconsin Election Administration Council Monday, just days after the Joint Finance Committee approved a new plan to alter early voting policies.
UW-Madison received $75.5 million out of $83.1 million awarded to the UW System by grants funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Thursday.
Members of the Madison Landlord and Tenant Issues Subcommittee had difficulty reaching agreements during Thursday's meeting as they discussed several items involving the rights and restrictions of both renters and rental property owners.
UW-Madison will continue Homecoming celebrations with its annual parade Friday at 6 p.m. on State Street.
With Halloween and the annual citywide Freakfest celebration right around the corner, city officials said they are right where they want to be in terms of preparedness.
Wisconsin has had one of the lowest turnover rates in the nation among state lawmakers over the last 30 years, according to a new study conducted by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, a conservative think tank.
The Student Services Finance Committee voted to approve a budget of $92,279.84 for the UW-Madison student organization Sex Out Loud Thursday, but voted to postpone the budget decision for Greater University Tutoring Services until Monday's meeting.