Gov. Scott Walker signed the biennial state budget in Waukesha July 12, revealing the exact effects it will have on the UW-Madison community.
Amid strained relationships between residents and police departments across the country, the Madison Police Department has stepped up its recent efforts to have a more trustworthy workforce.
Mayor Paul Soglin wrapped up public conversations on the 2016 city budget July 14, paving the way for the introduction of his executive budget to the Common Council at the beginning of September.
It’s official: Gov. Scott Walker is running for president.
Potential effects of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget became clearer Thursday after the UW System Board of Regents approved their 2015-’16 internal budget.
After a hectic two days of deliberation, with debate stretching into the early hours of the morning, the Wisconsin state Legislature approved the 2015-'17 state budget Thursday, which includes a $250 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System.
The Wisconsin state Capitol evacuated legislators and staff after Capitol police received notice of a bomb threat on the building Wednesday afternoon. After no bomb was found, the building reopened at 5:30 p.m.
A currently unidentified individual called Dane County Dispatch around 7 p.m. Saturday saying he has a gun inside UW-Madison’s Helen C. White Library.
U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, called for a “political revolution,” in front of a crowd of 9,500 people Wednesday at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
State Republican lawmakers formally announced a deal on a state budget, compromising on several key points in an attempt to bring over a month of turmoil and uncertainty surrounding the bill to a close, although it is unclear whether the bill has enough support to clear the state Senate.
The Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex marriage nationwide Friday, ruling state bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.
Dane County officials and community members have recently begun work on the Dane Arts Mural Arts project, a collaborative effort aimed to train young artists and beautify neighborhoods in the Madison area.
City officials will select a proposal to build new office, retail and hotel space on the Judge Doyle Square this summer, with construction possibly beginning at the end of 2015.
Dane County launched a new pilot program in the South Madison District this summer to provide alternative processes to the criminal justice system.
Gov. Scott Walker is widely expected to announce his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination this summer after the state Legislature passes its biennial budget.
Playing host to so many political protests in recent years, the Capitol rotunda saw another June 11, as a coalition of activist groups known as Another Budget is Possible rallied against Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed biennial budget.
The Dane County Sheriff’s Department found the body of a missing man Monday morning in Lake Mendota, according to a university release.
The Board of Regents is under new management after electing a new president and vice president Friday, according to a UW System release.
The UW System Board of Regents centered Thursday meeting discussion around a recent update to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget, which included a detailed description of a multiple-request motion passed during the May 29 Joint Finance Committee meeting.
Gov. Scott Walker revealed details of a deal made with the Milwaukee Bucks and local officials to fund a new arena for the team in a Thursday press conference with team executives and Milwaukee area leaders.
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