To save state money and generate an estimated $60 million in revenue to successfully fulfill his K-12 funding plan, Gov.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and other senators called Tuesday for the legislation to include funding for the growing opioid crisis, while Congress attempts to avoid a government shutdown. A type of appropriation legislation, called a continuing resolution, is being negotiated in Congress to avoid a shutdown. Unless Congress proposes a new spending bill and President Donald Trump signs it into a law, the federal government’s funding will run out Friday at midnight. Issues over many aspects of the legislation have been debated, including Trump’s contentious promise to establish a border wall with Mexico. Members of both parties in Congress are to agree on a new spending bill.
After a month of debates, walkouts and lawsuits, UW-Madison’s student government unanimously passed wide-ranging divestment legislation Wednesday—but an amendment naming Israel was once again the main point of contention. The legislation calls on the university and the UW Foundation to divest from a variety of companies, including specific arms manufacturers, fossil fuel corporations and banks that “oppress marginalized communities.” Proponents of the legislation championed it as a way to recognize and help oppressed groups. “I’m glad that communities of color and marginalized students had their voices heard,” Associated Students of Madison Rep.
The Associated Students of Madison are demanding transparency and accountability from the UW-Madison Police Department, and calling for community supervision of the department.
A 57-year-old man shot and killed himself during an eviction from a downtown Madison apartment Wednesday morning. Police deputies arrived at the 2 W.
UW-Madison is one of 55 universities that have made efforts over the last three years to address the issue of sexual assault on campus by taking part in a study by the Association of American Universities. AAU released a new report Wednesday that showed UW-Madison has made progress in combatting sexual assault.
Assistant Dean of Students Joshua Moon Johnson has accepted the position of Dean of Student Affairs at American University of Malta. There, he will oversee student life—specifically orientation, financial aid and enrollment—as well as career services and several other areas.
It’s official: the Southeast Recreational Facility, better known to students as the SERF, will be torn down and replaced.
Forbes, the chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, gave a talk at Ingraham Hall on Tuesday organized by Young Americans for Freedom. The talk was preceded by a protest lead by Student Coalition for Progress, which was co-sponsored by several other student and community organizations.
A recent article in The Daily Cardinal showed some downtown Madison bars filter hip-hop out of their TouchTunes machines.
Citing lack of evidence, a city ethics committee unanimously voted to dismiss a complaint Tuesday that claimed a Madison alder used her position to help her husband and close friend open a beer garden near Lake Monona.
Badger Catholic and Atheists, Humanists, & Agnostics went back-and-forth during their annual debate Tuesday. An audience that filled a lecture hall in Van Vleck to capacity directed their own questions toward the panels of debaters once the set agenda concluded.
Monarch butterfly researcher Karen Oberhauser accepted a new role as UW-Arboretum Director— a role renowned conservationist and former UW-Madison professor Aldo Leopold once held.
Tthe proposed plan will combine 18 of the 43 libraries into more central spaces to better support research, as well as interdisciplinary and other campus work. The 20 to 25 year campus library facilities master plan also wants to provide specialized spaces and services for students and faculty.
Following Canada's recent trade policy that hurts sales of American milk, Gov. Scott Walker spoke with President Donald Trump Tuesday about how to address the financial threats Wisconsin farmers face. Through the new policy, Canada has incentivized its domestic dairy industry to use Canadian products by significantly lowering the cost of ultrafiltered milk to outprice that of U.S.
While the opt-out proposal is off the table for Wisconsin schools, Minnesota students face a similar proposal for their fees.
Render focused on police throughout his talk, but said the need for cops comes from our capitalistic system that oppresses and forces people into poverty. “So long as you create your own crime, you are going to need a system to deter crime,” Render said. “In some small way, we participate in the system. We all see ourselves as oppressed, but we are Americans, and we oppress everyone.”
A Madison alder is set to go before an ethics committee Tuesday after being accused by a resident of improper involvement in creating a contract between the city and a business—which her husband is involved with—that’s planning to build a controversial beer garden near Lake Monona. A complaint against Ald. Sara Eskrich, District 13, was filed last month by city resident Janet Etnier, according to the Wisconsin State Journal
Graduate students may get what they call an “opportunity to improve [their] working conditions” for the first time since 2009 with the creation of the Graduate Assistant Policies and Procedures Workgroup.
In the midst of a legislative fight over allowing people to carry concealed guns without a permit, Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation Monday that makes concealed carry permits good for five years.
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