The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, released a study Thursday that found raising minimum wage would ultimately be harmful for Wisconsin’s economy.
Wisconsin youths are smoking less but using other tobacco products more, according to a Thursday release by the American Cancer Society.
One might not expect to hear recitations of Shakespeare in the lobby of Porchlight’s single room occupancy housing, but Mike Shepherd would catch skeptics off guard.
The director of Recreational Sports presented environmentally focused updates on the Rec Sports Master Plan to members of the Associated Students of Madison Sustainability Committee Wednesday.
The Associated Students of Madison Coordinating Council heard a presentation Wednesday from the End Violence on Campus program on how UW-Madison students can get involved with ending sexual assault.
A fight that broke out in the Tiki Shack bar involving a 15-year-old and 19-year-old Saturday was the final incident that led the city attorney to postpone the meeting for current bar managers trying to receive a liquor license at the Alcohol License Review Committee’s Wednesday meeting.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi signed Dane County’s 2015 budget Wednesday, which calls for investing in the homeless community, lessening the phosphorous concentration in Wisconsin lakes and incorporating security body cameras into community policing.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed a federal lawsuit against the state Tuesday alleging discrimination against disabled students under the Open Enrollment Program, according to a statement.
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch discussed improving conditions for female business owners statewide during a roundtable discussion with a group of female entrepreneurs Wednesday.
Senate Democrats denied approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline’s construction Tuesday by a single vote, preventing the bill from an expected veto override by President Barack Obama.
New research released Wednesday shows an increase in crop production has caused levels of carbon dioxide to rise and fall seasonally to a larger degree, with fluctuations growing by 50 percent in the last five decades, according to a UW-Madison news release.
Mayor Paul Soglin said in a City Council meeting Tuesday that Madison is facing serious budgetary issues.
Matthew Boger and Tim Zaal worked together for eight months before realizing they had drastically changed each other’s lives 26 years earlier.
Police are searching for the suspect behind an armed robbery of the Life is good store Tuesday night, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Derek Field introduced an alumni outreach project aimed at increasing student issue awareness at an External Affairs Committee meeting Tuesday.
A UW-Madison neuroscience program recently won a national annual award, earning the title of top graduate program in the country for 2014.
Gov. Scott Walker is considering a 2016 presidential run, according to the Associated Press.
The number of undocumented workers in Wisconsin has stayed relatively stable since 2007, according to a study conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center.
The Department of Natural Resources is calling on hunters from various Wisconsin counties to help the state track chronic wasting disease, according to a Tuesday press release.
The city of Madison has increased the number of tax installments for property owners from two to four, with the new policy set to begin in December.
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