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One of the themes of the Madison Women's March in January was combating sexual assault.

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A tale of two stories as state, federal entities work to combat sexual assault

By Andrew Bahl | Mar. 15, 2017

At a time when many aspects of the UW System have encountered politicization, increasing reporting and investigation of sexual assault on college campuses has become an area of bipartisan support at the Capitol. Both Republicans and Democrats signed onto a bill last session designed to make it easier for survivors who had been drinking to go to law enforcement.

In the Wisconsin State Superintendent race, two-term incumbent Tony Evers will face former Beloit and Whitnall superintendent Lowell Holtz.

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Report: 17-year-olds voted illegally in Dane County and across Wisconsin during 2016 primary

By Noah Habenstreit | Mar. 13, 2017

Dozens of Wisconsin teenagers cast ballots in the state’s 2016 primary election, even though they were only 17-years-old and not eligible to vote, according to a new report.

Three years ago the Wisconsin Technical College System adopted a system of performance-based metrics.

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Tech colleges model pathways for creating performance metrics

By Lilly Price and Nina Bertelsen | Mar. 12, 2017

However, performance-based metrics are not a new idea in Wisconsin or the nation. Three years ago, the Wisconsin Technical College System implemented a system of performance-based metrics in all of their 16 districts.

Gov. Scott Walker, chair of the Republican Governors Association, talked to other Republican governors this week who are worried about aspects of the Assembly health care overhaul bill.

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Walker hesitant to show support for Obamacare replacement

By Meghan Kuemmel | Mar. 9, 2017

Though failing to say whether he supports the bill or not, Gov. Scott Walker expressed concern over certain aspects of the recent federal health care overhaul bill Wednesday. Walker said the plan’s lack of a price tag was one of his main concerns.

Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. wants his officers to have power to enforce President Donald Trump’s immigration ban.

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Milwaukee sheriff wants officers to have power to enforce immigration ban

By Claire Grummon | Mar. 9, 2017

Milwaukee County law enforcement officers may have the power to locally enforce new immigration orders from President Donald Trump, if their sheriff gets his way. David A.

Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Mt. Horeb, is one of the three legislators who introduced the “Compassionate Choices” bill Wednesday that would legalize physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill who are out of options.

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State Democrats introduce physician-assisted suicide bill

By Sarah Schoenfeldt | Mar. 8, 2017

Three Democratic lawmakers revealed a bill Wednesday that would legalize physician-assisted deaths for terminally ill patients, starting at 18-years-old.

The state Senate voted Friday night to approve the state budget, the final hurdle before the document is ready for Gov. Scott Walker's signature

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Bill would make juvenile correctional officers report child abuse

By Sam Schulz | Mar. 8, 2017

The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would make correctional officers in juvenile prisons mandatory reporters for child abuse and neglect. The legislation was prompted by a lengthy investigation into allegations of systemic problems at the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools, youth prisons for boys and girls, respectively, run by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

State Sen. Patrick Testin spoke at a College Republican meeting Tuesday night about his upcoming legislation.

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State Republican Senator offers support of budget in campus visit

By Benita Mathew | Mar. 7, 2017

Amid uncertainty of the level of support Gov. Scott Walker has in the state Legislature for his budget proposal, state Sen.

Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal would eliminate Wisconsin’s farm-to-school coordinator, who oversees programs that work to supply schools with locally-sourced food.

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Experts, political leaders condemn Walker’s proposal to eliminate ‘farm-to-school’ coordinator

By Noah Habenstreit | Mar. 7, 2017

A provision in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal would cut funding for a program that helps supply Wisconsin schools with local food, a move experts and political leaders say would be detrimental to student nutrition and the area’s economy.

A five-year partnership between Planned Parenthood and the UW’s School of Medicine and Public Health may be dismantled under a recently proposed bill.

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GOP bill aims to end UW’s partnership with Planned Parenthood

By Madeline Schachte | Mar. 5, 2017

Republican legislators introduced a bill Friday that may result in UW System employees no longer being able to perform abortions or train others at Madison Planned Parenthood clinics.

A bill that would give terminally ill patients more treatment options by utilizing experiential passed through the Assembly Health Committee with support on both sides of the aisle.

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Right to Try bill moves out of Committee with bipartisan support, to Assembly floor

By Sarah Schoenfeldt | Mar. 2, 2017

The state Assembly Health Committee passed the Right to Try bill Wednesday which will broaden terminally ill patients’ access to experimental drugs.

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., proposed a bill that would eliminate the practice of charging parents taxes on their deceased children’s forgiven student loans.

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U.S. Rep. Kind introduces bill to ensure funding for Pell Grants

By Lilly Price | Mar. 1, 2017

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., introduced a bill in La Crosse Wednesday to funnel any profit made from federal loan programs back to Wisconsin students and families by directing those profits into federal Pell Grants.

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Milwaukee charter schools performed better than public schools on ACT, report shows

By Sam Schulz | Mar. 1, 2017

A report published Wednesday by the libertarian Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty found that charter schools in the Milwaukee area outperformed their public counterparts. The study specifically compared 2016 ACT and Forward Exam – the successor to the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam – scores and controlled for different factors in student populations such as poverty levels, race and number of non-native English speakers. “This matters for parents. It’s not about building one sector up or tearing another down,” said the author of the report, Will Flanders.

Edgewood College freshman and DREAMer Lupe Salmeron (left) accompanied U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., (right) to President Donald Trump’s congressional address Tuesday night to represent the millions of undocumented students and young adults who could be affected by his agenda.

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U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan brings DREAMer to Trump’s congressional address

By Lilly Price | Feb. 28, 2017

In an attempt to grab President Donald Trump’s attention, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., is attending Trump’s congressional address Tuesday accompanied by a Mexican undocumented student who attends Edgewood College.

State superintendent candidate Lowell Holtz has come under fire from One Wisconsin Now for his potential misuse of public resources.

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Liberal organization requests investigation of superintendent candidate

By Benita Mathew | Feb. 28, 2017

A Wisconsin nonprofit asked district attorneys in Milwaukee County and Rock County Tuesday to start an investigation of state superintendent candidate Lowell Holtz for allegedly using public resources for his campaign.

Rep. Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield, expressed concerns that Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to cut tuition across the UW System could hurt taxpayers.

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Potential Republican Senate candidate criticizes proposed tuition cut

By Noah Habenstreit | Feb. 27, 2017

A well-known Republican state legislator and possible 2018 Senate candidate expressed opposition to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut tuition across the UW System, instead suggesting tuition increases.

Wisconsin’s Attorney General, Brad Schimel, appealed an earlier court ruling to the Supreme Court Friday that said state Assembly districts were unconstitutional and suppressed Democratic votes.

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Wisconsin Attorney General appeals gerrymandering case to US Supreme Court

By Andy Goldstein | Feb. 26, 2017

Following a court order to redraw the state’s election maps, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has appealed to the U.S.

A bill authored by state Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, to issue higher penalties to students who disrupt campus speakers passed an Assembly higher education committee Tuesday.

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State Republican legislator says he might reintroduce transgender bathroom bill

By Lilly Price | Feb. 23, 2017

On the same day President Donald Trump rescinded rules passed under the Obama Administration that allowed transgender students to use bathrooms based on their gender identity, a Wisconsin Republican lawmaker said he will probably introduce a similar bill.

State Assembly leader Robin Vos, R-Rochester, suggested imposing new limits to gubernatorial power following Tony Ever's election.

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State Republican leaders from Wisconsin, Ohio join forces to weather Trump Administration changes

By Lilly Price | Feb. 23, 2017

State legislators and governors from Wisconsin and Ohio are teaming up to tackle changes that will affect the country at a state level under President Donald Trump’s administration.

Community activists and organizations held a Madison town hall for Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., since he did not schedule one himself during the congressional recess. Johnson was invited to the event but he did not attend.

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Activists, constituents hold 'empty chair town hall' for Sen. Ron Johnson

By Sam Schulz | Feb. 22, 2017

Roughly 500 constituents gathered at what was termed an “empty chair town hall” for Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., at the First Congregational Church in Madison Wednesday night.

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