Caught between diminishing inmate conditions and budget concerns, Dane County officials find themselves slowing to a yet another standstill on plans to move forward with a jail renovation project that has dragged on for years.
As President Donald Trump’s cabinet appointments move forward through the confirmation process and into his official cabinet, stay up-to-date on how Wisconsin’s senators, Democrat Tammy Baldwin and Republican Ron Johnson, vote on the appointees with The Daily Cardinal’s vote tracker.
Dane County has been selected as one of 20 sites in the nation to be awarded a grant—along with technical and advisory assistance—to help reform the criminal justice system, county officials announced Wednesday. Providing $50,000 to the county, the grant will support local and surrounding communities on improving law enforcement systems.
Gov. Scott Walker announced Wednesday specific details of a plan that offers more financial support to Wisconsin’s rural public schools as part of his biennial budget proposal.
“The expression of political opinions, however offensive they may be, are not a reason for discipline for students, staff or faculty,” Blank said. “I’m not going to discipline a political opinion.”
Sonnleitner’s legal team filed briefs Monday that claim UW System officials knew of his actions. His team called for the case to be dismissed and seek damages to cover his legal fees.
A state lawmaker representing the downtown and campus area is seeking support from county officials on a bill aimed at reducing deadly force by Wisconsin police officers. The legislation would require teaching “de-escalation” tactics at police departments, through officer training mandates focused on defusing encounters on the street and reserving lethal force as a last-resort measure. State Rep.
Ten days after the Women’s March on Madison drew 100,000 people to State Street, UW-Madison students and members of the community once again picked up their signs Tuesday and protested what some see as a byproduct of the rise of President Donald Trump.
The number of UW-Madison students, faculty and staff affected by President Donald Trump’s executive order to bar immigrants from entering the U.S.
The conversation, led by Multicultural Student Center Social Justice Educator Khaled Ismail, provided attendees with an understanding of their privileges. He urged individuals to examine how racism occurs in day-to-day life and gave ideas of how to use their privilege to fix these issues.
Following a wave of contentious executive orders signed in Washington late last week calling for strict immigration law at both the federal and local level, Madison Police Department Chief Michael Koval announced on Monday two policy changes to how officers will approach immigration enforcement. The changes, including a new standard operating procedure and an updated code of conduct, say MPD will only probe immigration status in cases of serious crimes directly related to public safety, rather than for deportation purposes under Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a federal agency. “It is my hope that these changes will further affirm our commitment to providing qualitative services to ALL of our residents while also providing some measure of comfort that MPD will not be engaging in/with ICE in matters that are only concentrated on deportation,” Koval said in a blog post announcing the policy changes. Under the new standard operating procedure, MPD will only cooperate with ICE in immigration-related investigation or detainment when an individual is engaged in, or reasonably suspected of, terrorism or espionage, participating in a criminal street gang, arrested for any violent felony or is a previously deported felon.
The Child Care Tuition Assistance Program aims to support student-parents in their pursuit of high-quality childcare while fulfilling the university’s mission of education and research.
While the term “safe spaces” was created to bring marginalized voices to the table, recently some majority employees at the university voiced they felt that the term implies an event or resource wasn’t for them, according to Vice Chancellor Finance and Administration Laurent Heller.
Alongside the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Schimel’s office rolled out the “By Your Side” campaign, an initiative designed to help sexual assault survivors track the progress of their cases.
While some Republicans continue to remain silent on the issue, all four of Wisconsin’s Democratic members of Congress say they disagree with President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration ban.
"These actions affect real people—researchers, scholars, students and staff—who are essential to our goals of providing a world-class education," Blank said.
Dane County's sister county of Kassel, Germany, invited one local artist to spend two weeks there in August and participate in an art exhibition, according to a Dane County press release.
When Robby Abrahamian stepped onto the UW-Stevens Point campus as a freshman in 2013 be immediately began passing petitions, dropping banners, and asking the student government to take an initiative in divesting from fossil fuels.
Something as simple as signing a lease can seem terrifying to freshmen who have only been on campus for a few months.
Issa Rae kicked off the month’s events, which include a yoga session featuring trap music, several arts and craft sessions and a family reunion for black UW-Madison students.
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