Gov. Tony Evers announced his intention to legalize medical marijuana and decriminalize recreational use for Wisconsinites with a number of medical conditions Sunday. This proposal will be included in his upcoming state budget, which has a deadline of Feb. 28.
A year following the mass shooting in Parkland, staggering numbers of student activists, local lawmakers and gun control advocates have demanded reforms to be set in motion — a movement sweeping not only in the state, but throughout the nation.
For the second time in eight days, a 19-year-old faces felony charges for his involvement in a variety of crimes related to car thefts, according to Madison police. He was arrested last week after blowing a red light and crashing a stolen car. He and three other passengers were chased down by police, who found a number of stolen items in the car, including a credit card belonging to a man whose home was recently burgled.
An altercation on a city bus Wednesday evening ended with one passenger requiring a ride to the hospital and another to jail, Madison police said. The passenger reportedly caused a scene as soon as he stepped on the bus, flirting with an uninterested woman who brought his behavior to the attention of the bus driver. Clearly drunk, he fell as soon as the bus started moving and chose a seat next a man who told police he spent the entire ride staring straight ahead, hoping to avoid eye contact.
Madison area students are not off the hook for the cancelled school days this semester, as the Madison Metropolitan School District unveiled plans Tuesday add two days to the school calendar in order to make up for the lost time. Six days of class have been cancelled so far this year in response to “extraordinary winter weather,” leading to the district’s decision to extend instruction hours.
Known as the “education governor,” Gov. Tony Evers is expected to respond to the increased demand for K-12 special education programs in his upcoming biennial budget.
Culver’s grills In-N-Out by 0.4 points in a new restaurant business survey aimed at determining the most popular fast food chains in the country.
Less than a minute after student protesters draped their hand-painted banners over the second floor railing at Union South, campus security forced the small group to roll up their flags and issued some of them warnings.
Before moving to the Assembly Chamber, Democratic legislators previewed the Assembly floor session with a media availability to express their concerns about the Republican-sponsored bill.
Today Gov. Tony Evers announced his commitment to join the U.S. Climate Alliance to include Wisconsin in the fight for sustainability and against the implications of climate change.
Following a night that brought more than half a foot of snow to Madison, the city declared a snow emergency Tuesday in anticipation of more accumulation and anticipated plowing difficulties. The snow emergency, Madison’s second in the past two weeks, will remain in effect until at least Thursday morning as plowing crews continue to clear the streets. To make plowing easier, all cars parked on the street overnight will have to move to the odd-numbered side or run the risk of receiving a ticket or being towed.
Monday at the Capitol the Legislative Council on Child Support Placement discussed a proposal to repeal a bill requiring unmarried pregnant women who are insured under BadgerCare to pay a birth cost recovery tax.
On the day it was scheduled to begin, the trial of suspended Badgers football player Quintez Cephus was suspended Monday after the judge determined it was “not ripe for trial.” Dane County Circuit Court Judge William Hanrahan, who was to preside over the trial, chose to allow Cephus to remain out on bail while the trial dates are reset.
In preparation for a snowstorm Monday night, the City of Madison announced that throughout the day the Streets Division will be salting all residential roads, an announcement breaking with the usual protocol of using a salt-and-sand mixture on most streets. The National Weather Service declared a winter storm warning for Dane County Monday, expecting between 6 and 10 inches of snowfall between 6 p.m. and midnight.
A woman lost her purse to a mugger downtown Sunday night, Madison police said. The 58-year-old woman was walking on West Dayton Street, about two blocks from the Capitol, when she was accosted by an “aggressive panhandler” who proceeded to follow her. When she pulled out her phone and threatened to call the police, the man stole her purse and ran away.
Over the past week, U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, released a statement addressing new federal legislation, and Republican assembly members held a press conference to publicly voice concern and lack of support toward pro-choice abortion policies.
Four of the five candidates for Madison’s mayor answered questions about the city’s future at a mayoral forum in UW-Madison’s Humanities building Thursday. The Feb. 19 primary is quickly approaching, putting pressure on the candidates to get their message across.
The trial of Quintez Cephus, the former Badgers wide receiver suspended from the team after being charged with sexual assault, is scheduled to begin Monday with jury selection and opening statements. Cephus, 20, was suspended indefinitely by the team in August after the District Attorney announced charges would be filed against him.
Four days after a brutal assault against a UW-Madison student on Langdon Street shocked and frightened the campus community, Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval announced his department had taken the suspect into custody.
Wednesday, Gov. Tony Evers proposed a new addition to the state 2019-’21 biennial budget that would eliminate the the Dark Store Loophole.
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