National company to manage family-owned Orpheum Theater
By Ellie Borstad | Apr. 13, 2016Management of the Orpheum Theater will soon change hands from a local family to Live Nation Entertainment, a national event and concert promotion company.
Management of the Orpheum Theater will soon change hands from a local family to Live Nation Entertainment, a national event and concert promotion company.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Tuesday that a lower court should consider whether certain demographics of voters who face more difficulty getting photo IDs are unduly punished by Wisconsin’s voter ID law. The ruling keeps the law in place but could open the door for those who cannot get voter IDs to find other ways to vote.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Tuesday that a lower court should consider whether certain demographics of voters who face more difficulty getting photo IDs are unduly punished by Wisconsin’s voter ID law. The ruling keeps the law in place but could open the door for those who cannot get voter IDs to find other ways to vote.
Emily W. Paul, now 17, vanished from Florida on April 13, 2013. Bay County investigators believe someone with whom she was acquainted picked her up in Southport on her own accord. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office said they are renewing their plea for help to reunite Paul with her family and believe that she could be in Madison, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. The report said she was last known to be 4 feet 10 inches and about 100 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
"We’re Better Than That"-Men Against Sexual Assault kicked off Sexual Assault Awareness month April 3 with a video encouraging students to discuss sexual assaults happening within the Greek communities and change campus culture.
The Capital Times held a panel discussion Tuesday evening to discuss inequities and reforms in the criminal justice system on both a national and state level.
The UW-Madison Lean In chapter and the American Association of University Women raised awareness for Equal Pay Day Tuesday on Library Mall.
Gov. Scott Walker signed a letter to Congress Monday, pressing for legislation that allows states to require drug testing for food stamp recipients.
Officials from Madison Area Technical College held a student and community forum Tuesday night to answer questions regarding the possible 50-year lease of the downtown campus.
The UW-Madison student organization Force For Freedom: An Abolitionist Movement began Freedom Week with a demonstration Tuesday on East Campus Mall to raise awareness for modern-day slavery. UW-Madison senior Elle Waters helped organize the events this week as a part of the leadership team for Force For Freedom: An Abolitionist Movement.
Common Council held a discussion Tuesday night to discuss a proposal that would restructure several facets of city government that Ald. David Ahrens, District 15, and Ald. Mark Clear, District 19, announced March 16.
The UW System will host its 13th annual Posters in the Rotunda student research event at the Capitol Wednesday, followed by an opportunity for UW students, faculty and alumni to meet with state legislators and advocate for the system.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan relayed a message Tuesday, announcing yet again that he does not wish to be drafted as the GOP presidential nominee.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi sent a letter to Gov. Scott Walker Monday in which he urged Walker not to sign any laws that allow for discrimination based on sexual orientation. Parisi also suspended all nonessential travel to states with these laws. Parisi stressed the business impacts other states have seen due to new laws that allow discrimination against the LGBT community on religious grounds. In the letter, he noted PayPal decided not to build its global operations center in North Carolina after the state passed the law.
UW-Madison hosted a town hall Monday night at Union South with presentations about the future of gene editing both on a global and local scale.
The City of Madison Board of Estimates approved a proposal Monday to raise parking prices and made a final selection for a Judge Doyle Square development team.
The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee met Monday to discuss the Tuition Transparency campaign, as well as the usage of the Electronic Registration Information Center in Wisconsin voting.
Three people were arrested in Madison this weekend in separate incidents of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to Madison Police Department incident reports.
The UW System released reports from each campus Monday that detailed the effects of state funding cuts to public higher education within the last year.
Gov. Scott Walker signed several bills into law today at various locations across Wisconsin, all of which deal with sexual and domestic abuse.