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Investigators have been looking for Emily W. Paul for three years and said they now have reason to believe she may be in Madison.

CITY NEWS

Investigators look for missing Florida teen in Madison

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 13, 2016

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.

CAMPUS NEWS

Student organization workshops ways to prevent sexual assault on campus

By Kelsey O'Hara | Apr. 13, 2016

"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.

CITY NEWS

Panel discusses systemic shortcomings, biases within criminal justice system

By Katie Scheidt | Apr. 13, 2016

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.

Students on Library Mall held signs and passed out buttons to spread awareness about gender inequalities in the workforce.

CAMPUS NEWS

Student organizations advocate to close gender wage gap on Equal Pay Day

By Sammy Gibbons | Apr. 13, 2016

The UW-Madison Lean In chapter and the American Association of University Women raised awareness for Equal Pay Day Tuesday on Library Mall.

STATE NEWS

Walker urges congressional action on welfare drug testing

By Gina Heeb | Apr. 13, 2016

Gov. Scott Walker signed a letter to Congress Monday, pressing for legislation that allows states to require drug testing for food stamp recipients.

CITY NEWS

MATC officials hold forums on possible downtown location move

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 13, 2016

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.

Students held signs on East Campus Mall Tuesday to spread awareness about modern-day slavery.

CAMPUS NEWS

Force for Freedom begins Freedom Week to spread awareness about modern-day slavery

By Peter Coutu | Apr. 13, 2016

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.

CITY NEWS

Common Council discusses government reform initiative

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 12, 2016

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 holds Posters in the Rotunda annually at the Capitol, an event that allows students from across the state to present research findings.

NEWS

Capitol to host UW System events Wednesday

By Madeline Heim | Apr. 12, 2016

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 said Tuesday he is not interested in being the Republican Party's presidential nominee for the 2016 election.

STATE NEWS

Speaker Paul Ryan again says he will not run for president

By Lilly Price | Apr. 12, 2016

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 suspended all nonessential county official travel to North Carolina and Mississippi Monday in response to the states' LGBT discriminatory laws.

CITY NEWS

Parisi urges Walker not to sign any discriminatory bills, bans nonessential travel to Mississippi, North Carolina

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 12, 2016

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.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison professors discuss the future of gene editing at Tuesday event

By Peter Coutu | Apr. 12, 2016

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.

CITY NEWS

Board of Estimates raises parking prices, selects Judge Doyle Square developer

By Jake Skubish | Apr. 12, 2016

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.

Legislative Affairs Committee Chair Carmen Goséy said there is a lack of transparency in the allocation of the UW System’s General 101 Fund.

NEWS

Legislative Affairs Committee reviews tuition transparency, Wisconsin voting practices

By Sabrina Abuzahra | Apr. 12, 2016

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.

The Madison Police Department arrested three individuals this weekend in separate incidents of driving under the influence of alcohol.

CITY NEWS

Three arrested in drunk driving incidents over weekend

By Noah Habenstreit | Apr. 12, 2016

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.

NEWS

UW System releases campus summaries of budget cut implications

By Andrew Bahl and Madeline Heim | Apr. 11, 2016

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.

STATE NEWS

Walker signs bills designed to combat sexual assault

By Emily Curtis | Apr. 11, 2016

Gov. Scott Walker signed several bills into law today at various locations across Wisconsin, all of which deal with sexual and domestic abuse.

State Rep. Mandela Barnes, D-Milwaukee, announced Monday he will run for state Senate.

STATE NEWS

State Rep. Mandela Barnes announces state Senate bid

By Andrew Bahl | Apr. 11, 2016

In a surprise move, state Rep. Mandela Barnes, D-Milwaukee, announced Monday he would seek the state Senate seat presently held by state Sen.

CAMPUS NEWS

Author reads excerpts from her book about Milwaukee’s racial disparities

By Peter Coutu | Apr. 11, 2016

Author Jennifer Morales read excerpts from her book “Meet Me Halfway" and provided insights regarding pervasive racial disparities in Milwaukee at her speech Sunday at Union South.

National researchers and scientists from around the nation will arrive in Madison soon for a stem cell symposium.

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Researchers from around nation to attend stem cell symposium

By Peter Coutu | Apr. 11, 2016

UW-Madison announced Friday that Stem Cells in the 4th Dimension, an annual scientific meeting, will focus on how time affects stem cells in terms of development, maturation and aging.