The Ad Hoc Diversity Planning Committee released the first draft for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Diversity Plan Feb. 18, outlining recommendations to foster a greater diversity presence on campus.
Members of the Vending Oversight Committee came to a unanimous agreement on amendments to a late-night food-vending proposal that are expected to improve the current licensing and spacing ordinances.
Correction: This article was changed Feb. 20 to accurately reflect a proposal to bring Internet access to low income neighborhoods though a city of Madison grant.
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals released more than 28,000 pages of documents relating to the John Doe investigation Wednesday, revealing evidence used to convict a former Milwaukee County employee in 2010 of campaigning on public time.
State Sen. David Hansen, D-Green Bay, and state Rep. Eric Genrich, D-Green Bay, introduced legislation Wednesday that would create a private pension plan for private workers, small businesses and farmers.
Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ announced Wednesday she will run for Wisconsin Attorney General, according to a statement.
Alexis Ohanian, a co-founder and investor of Reddit, a user-aggregated social media website, will visit campus Thursday as part of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Distinctive Lecture Series.
A working group that is examining the reorganization of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s research and graduate education structure proposed a dual leadership plan and a finalized draft report to the University Committee Feb. 14.
Wisconsin Assembly legislators passed a bill that would mandate third-party investigations into civilian deaths involving a police officer.
The Wisconsin Assembly moved one step closer to becoming the 21st state to request a constitutional convention Tuesday night.
The state Senate passed several bills Tuesday addressing heroin addiction, cell phone tracking, school accountability and drone use.
The Eligibility Criteria Review Committee discussed the final draft of the eligibility criteria for the General Student Services Fund in a meeting Tuesday.
Madison's Board of Estimates came to a unanimous decision on a resolution for the city to begin negotiations with Judge Doyle Square Development, LLC.
City officials met to improve Dane County’s 911 dispatch time that has resulted in numerous problems in public safety Tuesday.
The 100 block of West Dayton Street and the 100 block of North Fairchild at State Street will be closed Wednesday due to the installation of a new telecommunications service to 129 State Street, according to a Madison news release.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing will offer new loan forgiveness and fellowship programs to encourage nursing students to pursue further education and fill nurse educator positions in the state, according to a university press release.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank commended a budget review committee for doing an “excellent” job of researching options for a new budgetary model.
Madison residents debated what Ald. Marsha Rummel, District 6, called one of the Landmarks Commission’s “most divisive and controversial projects” at a meeting Monday.
The Division of Recreational Sports’ 2014-’15 budget was approved by Student Services Finance Committee Monday, which will lead to an $6 increase of student segregated fees per student per semester.
The state Assembly voted along party lines Thursday to defeat the “Higher Ed Lower Debt” bill that had been debated the last month, which would have lowered interest rates on student loans in the state.
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