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State Sen. Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, blasted Republicans in a press release Wednesday. 
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Kapanke challenges Shilling in state Senate rematch

By Lilly Price | Sep. 26, 2016

Each week, The Daily Cardinal will be taking a look at down-ballot races throughout the state. This week we look to the 32nd Senate district in La Crosse where Republican Dan Kapanke and Democrat Jennifer Shilling are locked in a rematch. Republican candidate Dan Kapanke is challenging Democratic incumbent Jennifer Shilling in a rematch for state Senate District 32.

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Graduate student helps produce questions for presidential debate

By Kelly Ward | Sep. 25, 2016

A UW-Madison graduate student represented UW-Madison as a student delegate to produce questions to potentially be asked at Monday’s presidential debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Jacqueline Moss, who is pursuing a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction, went to the 2016 College Debate, a new, nonpartisan program that aims to give young voters a voice on the issues that matter most to them.

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Goldrick-Rab talks outcomes for college students receiving need-based aid

By Madeline Heim | Sep. 25, 2016

Former UW-Madison professor Sara Goldrick-Rab returned to the area Friday to present findings from her recently published book, “Paying the Price.” Goldrick-Rab, who left the school last year for Temple University after sharp critiques of UW-Madison and the UW System, launched a study in 2008 following 3,000 low-income students throughout the system that received need-based aid and what those students’ higher educational outcomes looked like. The Federal Pell Grant, which Goldrick-Rab said many of the study’s students qualified for, covered roughly 80 percent of the cost for a four-year college in its beginning stages.

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CITY NEWS

Beltline burglars tailgate, steal car

By Hunter Nollenberg | Sep. 25, 2016

A 32-year-old woman had the scare of her life when she was carjacked in what Madison Police Department called a “bigger city crime” in an incident report. The episode occurred just off the West Beltline Highway near South Park Street.

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ASM pushes back against Amazon deal in Red Gym

By Gina Heeb | Sep. 23, 2016

The Associated Students of Madison Student Council voted Wednesday to pass new legislation that would call for the university to move the location of a brick-and-mortar Amazon venue to an alternate location, away from current plans to house it at the Red Gym.

CITY NEWS

State Street’s new look: More retail could be coming

By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 22, 2016

The preliminary recommendations for the city’s retail impact study include suggestions for changing the perception of parking availability, addressing homelessness downtown and possibly adjusting regulations.  Tangible Consulting Services and Perkins+Will prepared an interim report of recommended policies and strategies for improving retail downtown.

UW-Madison sophomore Skylar Witte won the title of Miss Wisconsin USA 2017 earlier this month and plans to visit middle schools and inspire students during her reign.
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UW-Madison sophomore crowned Miss Wisconsin

By Sammy Gibbons | Sep. 22, 2016

UW-Madison sophomore Skylar Witte was crowned Miss Wisconsin USA 2017 earlier this month after competing against 41 other women for the title. Witte balances her job as Miss Wisconsin along with her academics?she is double majoring in political science and communication arts with plans to go to law school?as well as a full-time modeling career and writing for her blog.  Since she won Miss Wisconsin 10 days ago, Witte has travelled to various Wisconsin cities, including her hometown, Altoona.

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CITY NEWS

Police look for Gorham battery spree suspects

By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 22, 2016

Madison police officers are looking for two to three suspects related to a series of battery incidents that occurred early in the Sunday morning. The first incident took place around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, in an apartment building on the 200 block of West Gorham Street.

Live Free members Carter Kofman, Megan Dix and Cody Fearing (left to right) discuss plans for the upcoming year.
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Live Free creates recovery space safe from drinking culture

By Peter Coutu | Sep. 22, 2016

Madison’s reputation as a party campus filled with hard-drinking students has long served as a draw for incoming freshmen, and such was the case for now-senior Carter Kofman. However, following UW-Madison’s ranking as the top party school in the nation by the Princeton Review, discrepancies appeared between responses from university officials and many students on campus. The university quickly issued a statement criticizing the “high-risk alcohol” use on campus by calling it “a pressing public health concern,” while many students celebrated the school’s crowning rank on social media.

CITY NEWS

Conman bluffs 72-year-old

By Hunter Nollenberg | Sep. 22, 2016

A 72-year-old Madison man is dumbfounded after officials say he received a phony telephone call from someone reporting to be his grandson at the Madison Police Department. The grandfather told police the caller’s “parents” would “flip out” if he contacted them.

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