Hannah Furfaro

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AFTER group ad scandal leaves room for concern in ASM

Recently, leaders in the Associated Students of Madison committed a series of questionable actions that are cause for concern over transparency in student government. A few weeks ago the registered student organization Associated Free Thinkers Ensuring Responsibility (AFTER) placed a full-page ad in the Badger Herald urging students to vote against the United Council referendum.

Top Ten: Madison's most influential figures- Number 8: John Nichols

John Nichols has become both a household name for Madisonians and an esteemed political blogger on a national scale. As both an associate editor for The Capital Times and a beat writer for The Nation, Nichols has opined on topics ranging from WikiLeaks to Sarah Palin. As the author of eight books and contributor to The New York Times and The Progressive, Nichols has come into the national spotlight as an authority on the future of print journalism and new media.

In final debate, Feingold needs to turn it around

Gubernatorial campaigns to heat up over summer months

As the summer months heat up, so too will the gubernatorial campaigns of both the two leading Republican candidates and the Democratic frontrunner, who entered the race just six months ago.

Martin reshapes relations between UW, lawmakers

In the two years since becoming chancellor at UW-Madison, Biddy Martin has worked toward strengthening and rebuilding relationships between state lawmakers and the university.

State's corrections costs were double Minnesota's in 2008

Wisconsin spends more than twice the amount Minnesota does on its corrections system and imprisons nearly 14,000 more, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.

Milwaukee rally draws thousands

Thousands of marchers descended on National Avenue in Milwaukee and an estimated 500 marched at the state Capitol Saturday as part of the annual May Day immigration march.

Assembly passes BadgerCare Basic, pushes deadline on other major bills

After spending most of the day in partisan caucus Tuesday, the state Assembly rushed to pass multiple bills early Wednesday morning before the legislative session comes to an end later this week.

Senate to debate, likely pass confidential news sources bill

The Wisconsin state Senate appears likely to pass legislation Tuesday aiming to strengthen a law that gives protection to news outlets and their confidential sources.

DOT narrows down possible Madison rail station locations

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation narrowed the possible locations for a high-speed rail stop in Madison down to four Friday.