A Madison teenager was arrested late Tuesday night for pulling a taser on two Cheba Hut employees after they attempted to kick her out of the sandwich shop.
Madison Metropolitan School District received a half-million dollar grant from a local company for more community resources to bring neighborhoods together. CUNA Mutual Group, a local insurance firm, announced this week that it will help MMSD expand its community schools program from two schools to four by committing $500,000 over the next three years.
Dane County employees could get 10 weeks of paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced Wednesday.
A state Democratic senator said Wednesday that Wisconsin Republicans aren’t going far enough to protect students from the burden of student loans.
As uncertainty looms over a federal student loan program’s potential expiration this month, U.S.
Between 17,000 to 23,000 registered voters were prevented from casting a ballot in Madison and Milwaukee during the last presidential election, according to a recent study. On Tuesday, Democratic state legislators introduced a bill to enact automatic voter registration across the state to boost political participation. The study, conducted by UW-Madison Political Science Professor Kenneth Mayer, concluded that between approximately 17,000 and 23,000 registered voters in Dane and Milwaukee counties, both heavy Democratic strongholds, were prevented from casting ballots in the election due to current state law. Wisconsin’s voter ID law had been held up in court for years, but was in effect last year, when President Donald Trump won the state by about 23,000 votes. “While the total number affected in Milwaukee and Dane Counties is smaller than the margin of victory in the 2016 presidential election, that is the wrong measure,” Mayer stated in a press release.
UW-Madison’s Physical Sciences Laboratory, located more than 10 miles off campus and surrounded by cornfields, is a world-renowned engineering facility that’s been turning out state-of-the-art projects for half a century.
The Associated Students of Madison and UW-Madison administration shared hors d'oeuvres and conversation Tuesday at Networking Night, a new event that Chair Katrina Morrison hoped would “repair relationships from last year.”
A 24-year-old West Gilman Street resident was enjoying a sandwich and Netflix Saturday afternoon when a burglar opened his bedroom door and peeked his head in before fleeing with several stolen items, including a laptop and purse. The incident happened around 2:02 p.m.
Ed Yong, a staff writer for The Atlantic, will visit campus next week to deliver a free public talk emphasizing the importance of effective storytelling in the field of communication science, according to a university news release.
Amid GOP congressmen trying to reach a bipartisan decision to end the DACA program, also known as the Dreamer proposal, one of Wisconsin’s senators requested to extend the program’s deadline in the wake of the recent hurricanes that have affected the country.
After a funding issue almost delayed the long-awaited opening of a downtown homeless day shelter, the center has announced it will open Oct.
Dr. Mark Schroeder, a UW-Madison anesthesiologist for UW Health, has permanently surrendered his license to practice medicine and surgery in Wisconsin following an investigation into complaints about his behavior with patients and coworkers.
Illegal downloading by UW-Madison students has continued to decline for the seventh straight semester, according to a news release by Division of Information Technology officials.
The Wisconsin Black Student Union highlighted aspects of their core programming during their presentation to the Student Services Finance Committee, where the organization advocated for reconfirmed eligibility for the General Student Services Fund.
A suicide prevention program from University Health Services will shift to put an emphasis on students this coming year.
A UW-Madison student was arrested over the weekend after assaulting a bouncer outside of a downtown bar.
UW-Madison students can grab a slice of democracy at Ian’s Pizza restaurants and other locations near campus this week as city officials host voter registration drives. As a part of a national effort to increase turnout on election days, Madison officials will offer opportunities Tuesday for members of the community to register to vote at about two dozen locations throughout the city.
Game days generally unify the state of Wisconsin behind the Green Bay Packers. But this past Sunday, football divided state legislators along party lines.
Another Democratic face is in the 2018 race for Gov. Scott Walker’s seat.
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