STATE NEWS
Kathleen Vinehout, dairy farmer and state lawmaker, joins race for governor
By Noah Habenstreit | Sep. 25, 2017Another Democratic face is in the 2018 race for Gov. Scott Walker’s seat.
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STATE NEWS
Baldwin criticizes Obamacare repeal in Madison appearance
By Andy Goldstein | Sep. 24, 2017As Senate Republicans consider new legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., held a press conference Sunday to criticize the effort, and encourage continued public pressure in opposition to it. The bill, sponsored by U.S.
STATE NEWS
New caucus of young lawmakers aims to close partisan gaps
By Benita Mathew | Sep. 21, 2017In an attempt to end partisan divides and craft policy in technology, entrepreneurship and other areas, Democrats and Republicans under the age of 40 created a “millennial caucus” Wednesday. Lead by state Reps.
CAMPUS NEWS
State senator fires back at UW student clothing line
By Lilly Price | Sep. 20, 2017State Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, called for local law enforcement to take action against UW-Madison student Eneale Pickett, who released a video earlier this week promoting his clothing line that Nass says is racist and anti-police. Pickett owns a clothing line called Insert Apparel, which he says is meant to initiate conversations about social justice by printing controversial messages on clothing. His newest line is centered on police brutality on black Americans.
STATE NEWS
UW provisions among Walker’s vetoes
By Emily Curtis | Sep. 20, 2017Gov. Scott Walker issued 99 partial vetoes of the state’s two-year budget on Wednesday, rejecting several highly-anticipated additions to the bill, which was written by the Republican-held Wisconsin Legislature.
STATE NEWS
The Republican Governors Association calls it a news outlet. Others say it’s propaganda.
By Lilly Price | Sep. 19, 2017The Republican Governors Association, led by Gov. Scott Walker, is getting heat from both sides of the aisle. The RGA runs a website called “The Free Telegraph” that presents itself as a media outlet but is paid for and controlled by the association.
STATE NEWS
In a 'post-truth culture,' Charlie Sykes says it’s time for conservatives to push back
By Noah Habenstreit | Sep. 18, 2017The popular right-wing radio host, now famous throughout the country, surprised some of his listeners when he refused to support Trump even after he earned the Republican nomination for president in 2016.
STATE NEWS
Walker signs Foxconn bill despite fervent opposition from Democrats
By Noah Habenstreit | Sep. 18, 2017Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Monday giving Wisconsin’s largest state subsidy ever to a Taiwanese electronics company that promises to bring up to 13,000 jobs to the state. The subsidy bill obligates the state to pay $2.85 billion in cash to Foxconn, assuming the company continues to create jobs.
STATE NEWS
Progressive Randy Bryce looks to ride viral ad to an upset over Paul Ryan
By Andy Goldstein | Sep. 18, 2017In 2018 Democrats hope to win their biggest electoral achievement since former President Barack Obama’s reelection: a congressional majority. Randy Bryce hopes to lead that charge, launching a difficult and insurgent campaign against House Speaker Paul Ryan of Janesville. Bryce is pitching himself as the Wisconsin solution to the Washington problem: a progressive union worker, cancer-survivor, Army veteran, and labor organizer who wants to take on powerful special interests. In an age of widespread distrust in government, it’s his authenticity that he hopes to win on. “I’m not trying to be anything I’m not,” Bryce told The Daily Cardinal.
STATE NEWS
Foxconn passes Assembly, heads to Walker
By Lilly Price | Sep. 14, 2017The incentive package that would give Foxconn $3 billion in incentives passed through the state Assembly Thursday with bipartisan support, sending it to Gov.
STATE NEWS
Budget passes Assembly; future in Senate uncertain
By Emily Curtis | Sep. 13, 2017Without a clear idea if the state Senate has enough votes to pass the state’s two-year budget, the overdue spending bill lurched forward with passage in the state Assembly Wednesday. The $75.7 billion budget is more than two months late due to several disputes between Republican leaders over transportation funding and tax levels.
STATE NEWS
Madison Democrat introduces gun exclusion bill
By Benita Mathew | Sep. 12, 2017People would have the opportunity to limit themselves from being able to purchase a handgun in Wisconsin under a new bill introduced Monday by a Democratic lawmaker. State Rep.
STATE NEWS
State Senate approves $3 billion Foxconn incentive package
By Max Bayer | Sep. 12, 2017The state Senate voted 20-13 to pass the Foxconn incentive bill Tuesday nearly on party lines, with one Democrat supporting the legislation and one Republican opposing it. The bill will now return to the State Assembly for a vote Thursday before Gov. Scott Walker.
STATE NEWS
Amid controversy over “free speech” bill, UW-Madison event highlights contemporary challenges
By Andy Goldstein | Sep. 11, 2017The Wisconsin State Assembly recently passed a bill to protect free speech on campus, but according to one UW-Madison professor, the real threats to free speech are the writers of the legislation.
CAMPUS NEWS
College Republicans, Democrats come together for 9/11 memorial
By Noah Habenstreit | Sep. 11, 2017The College Democrats and College Republicans of UW-Madison are used to sparring over issues like free speech, the state’s biennial budget and the role of government.
STATE NEWS
Walker Readies Wisconsin National Guard for Irma, Harvey
By Emily Curtis | Sep. 10, 2017As Florida prepared for Hurricane Irma, Gov. Scott Walker signed an executive order on Friday which called on the Wisconsin National Guard to assist in emergency services and response efforts in the south.
STATE NEWS
Prominent GOP state lawmaker announces U.S. Senate run against Baldwin
By Noah Habenstreit | Sep. 7, 2017Attacking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for siding “with liberal Democrats and Washington elites,” Leah Vukmir, a Republican state Senator, announced that she is running for Baldwin’s seat Thursday.
STATE NEWS
Democratic state Rep. Peter Barca steps down as Assembly minority leader
By Noah Habenstreit | Sep. 7, 2017State Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, announced Thursday he is stepping down from his post as the Assembly’s top Democrat.
STATE NEWS
Trump administration to replace campus sexual assault rules
By Lilly Price | Sep. 7, 2017Universities across the country may have to rewrite their policies on how to handle investigations of sexual assault on campus, U.S.
STATE NEWS
Budget-writing committee finalizes two-month late budget
By Lilly Price | Sep. 6, 2017The state’s budget writing committee wrapped up their work Wednesday, completing the budget two months late and adding in multiple provisions affecting the UW System. In the last motion of the budget, the state’s Joint Finance Committee threw in non-fiscal items proposed in Walker’s budget pitch which had previously been removed. Those provisions included a policy to track and report how many hours UW System professors teach in a classroom.
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