Hope Karnopp

News

Finding a New Home: Homelessness and Housing in Madison

By Gaby Vinick , Hope Karnopp and Sylvia Yan | Mar. 5

Welcome back to a new season of The Student Dive. Gaby Vinick and Hope Karnopp break down some of the latest neighborhood stories. We cover the closure of the homeless encampment at McPike Park, tenant horror stories and the upcoming move for A Room of One’s Own. Make sure to check out these stories on dailycardinal.com. Resources: https://porchlightinc.org/ https://www.tenantresourcecenter.org/. Co-hosted by Gaby Vinick and Hope Karnopp and produced by Sylvia Yan.

News

Looking Back at University and State Responses to COVID-19

By Gaby Vinick , Hope Karnopp and Sylvia Yan | Mar. 5

This is part one of two in our special series on COVID-19. As we near the one-year mark of the first cases in Wisconsin and the university’s decision to send students home, we recap some of the biggest stories and developments in how the university and state of Wisconsin responded to the pandemic. Co-hosted by Gaby Vinick and Hope Karnopp and produced by Sylvia Yan.

Tony Evers

STATE NEWS

Evers signs bill to begin modernizing unemployment system

By Hope Karnopp | Mar. 1

Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill to begin updating the state’s outdated unemployment system and put back in place the suspension of the one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits Thursday.

Bryce Richter

CAMPUS NEWS

Evers recommends new L&S building, other campus projects in capital budget

By Hope Karnopp | Feb. 23

Gov. Tony Evers recommended about $1 billion for building projects within the UW System as part of his nearly $2.4 billion Capital Budget unveiled Monday.

Photo Courtesy of Friends of Deb Andraca

STATE NEWS

Freshman lawmaker takes to TikTok to urge bipartisanship

By Hope Karnopp | Feb. 22

In the past few weeks, Rep. Deb Andraca, a first-year Democrat in the state Assembly from the Milwaukee suburbs, has gained unexpected fame on TikTok. Before her most popular TikTok, posted two days before Valentine's Day, Andraca only had about 18 followers.

Zoe Bendoff

STATE NEWS

Proposal to legalize, tax marijuana faces opposition from Republicans in legislature

By Emma Grenzebach and Hope Karnopp | Feb. 18

Gov. Tony Evers included a proposal to legalize and tax marijuana in his biennial budget, which he unveiled in full Tuesday. The plan faces opposition from Republican leaders in the legislature, who had asked the governor to avoid “divisive” policy proposals in his budget.

John Miller

CAMPUS NEWS

John Miller appointed to UW Board of Regents

By Hope Karnopp | Feb. 9

Gov. Tony Evers appointed John Miller to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Monday.

Tony Evers

STATE NEWS

Evers vetoes Republican COVID-19 relief legislation

By Hope Karnopp | Feb. 8

Gov. Tony Evers vetoed COVID-19 legislation after the Senate passed it in an extraordinary session Friday, another sign of stalemate in the state’s pandemic response.

Bryce Richter/UW-Madison

STATE NEWS

Evers implements new mask mandate immediately after Republicans repealed it

By Hope Karnopp | Feb. 4

Gov. Tony Evers issued a new mask mandate Thursday afternoon immediately after the Assembly voted to eliminate it. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court to weigh in.

Emily Buck

STATE NEWS

Legislature pauses repealing mask mandate after potential loss of food assistance funding

By Hope Karnopp | Jan. 29

The state Assembly halted efforts to repeal the state’s mask mandate Thursday after the legislature realized the move would lead to the loss of tens of millions in federal food assistance funding.