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Wisconsin State Assembly approves 12 mental health bills

By Siddharth Pandey | Jan. 22, 2014

The Wisconsin State Assembly passed 12 bills Wednesday, all pertaining to improvements in the health system’s ability to deal with mental health cases. This includes monetary incentives for psychiatric care physicians to expand their area of service and even work in rural areas. Most bills passed unanimously, others received a single no vote from Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend. The bills authorize the spending of an additional $4 million by mid-2015.

NEWS

US Senator Tammy Baldwin to announce legislation promoting green jobs

By The Daily Cardinal | Jan. 22, 2014

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin will visit four Wisconsin Technical colleges this week to announce new legislation aimed at increasing job training for high-skilled jobs in the renewable energy sector.

CITY NEWS

City legislation aims to create protest-free buffers around health care facilities

By The Daily Cardinal and By Lulani Dubbles | Jan. 22, 2014

Madison Common Council proposed a city ordinance Tuesday to protect citizens entering and exiting health care facilities, like Planned Parenthood, from protesters.

CAMPUS NEWS

Police arrest Purdue student believed to have shot and killed teaching assistant

By Emily Gerber | Jan. 22, 2014

Indiana police arrested a lone shooter after he shot and killed a 21-year-old teaching assistant and senior at Purdue University Tuesday, according to Purdue officials.

CAMPUS NEWS

Physicist to give lecture Wednesday on the fate of a water drop

By The Daily Cardinal | Jan. 21, 2014

Sidney Nagel, a physics professor from the University of Chicago, will be a featured presenter of the John von Neumann Public Lecture Series in Complexity and Computation Wednesday, according to a Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery release.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison establishes revised alcohol policy

By The Daily Cardinal | Jan. 21, 2014

University of Wisconsin-Madison instituted a revised campus-wide alcohol service policy at the start of the spring semester, according to a university news release.

NEWS

Wisconsin man may not be compensated after serving 417 days past term sentence

By Eoin Cottrell | Jan. 21, 2014

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections maintains an inmate should not receive compensation after serving 417 days past his term, according to Channel 3000.com.

CITY NEWS

B-cycle ridership increases in Madison

By Dana Kampa | Jan. 21, 2014

Madison’s B-cycle bike sharing system released an annual report Tuesday, showing that more bikers participated in the third season of the program compared to 2012.

NEWS

State Assembly passes two bills regarding gun rights and municipal power

By Eoin Cottrell | Jan. 21, 2014

The Wisconsin State Assembly passed two bills Tuesday, one expanding gun rights and another increasing municipal power.

NEWS

GOP legislators propose special-education voucher

By Hallie Mellendorf | Jan. 21, 2014

Senate and Assembly Republicans unveiled a bill Tuesday that would provide special-needs families dissatisfied with their child’s public education with an opportunity to transfer out of their district.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison research could lead to epileptic treatment breakthrough

By Adelina Yankova | Jan. 21, 2014

Recent research conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison neuroscientist and psychiatrist Giulio Tononi and funded in part by Lily’s Fund for Epilepsy Research could lead to breakthrough discoveries in the field of epileptic treatment, according to a university news release.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW Foundation, Wisconsin Alumni Association could merge

By Adelina Yankova | Jan. 21, 2014

University of Wisconsin Foundation members will vote on a potential merger between the foundation and the Wisconsin Alumni Association Thursday, according to UW Foundation Vice President for Legal Affairs Russell Howes.

CITY NEWS

Madison Metro will resume previous 81 and 82 routes

Jan. 21, 2014

Madison Metro bus routes 81 and 82 will resume their regular routes Tuesday after approximately two years of detours due to construction in the Langdon Street area, according to a news release.

CAMPUS NEWS

Rec Sports Master Plan funds uncertain

By Kelly Kallien and Emily Gerber and Tamar Myers | Jan. 21, 2014

University of Wisconsin-Madison junior and Madison native Drew teDuits has long been familiar with UW-Madison’s pools. It has been a dream of his to swim in college ever since he began swimming competitively at 9 years old and frequented the Southeast Recreational Facility’s pool in high school.

CITY NEWS

Sustainable Madison will hold discussion Tuesday

Jan. 21, 2014

Sustainable Madison Committee will convene Tuesday morning to discuss means of incentivizing alternative modes of transportation to reduce carbon dioxide levels in the city.

CITY NEWS

Tiny Houses project receives support and opposition from neighborhood leaders

By Patricia Johnson | Jan. 21, 2014

The Tiny Houses project, which provides small structures for Madison’s homeless, is receiving both strong support from community members and harsh criticism from the Madison Police Department.

CAMPUS NEWS

AT&T donates to UW-Madison’s PEOPLE Program

By The Daily Cardinal | Jan. 21, 2014

AT&T donated $35,000 to University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence, according to a Jan. 10 press release.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW System President-elect Raymond Cross looking to improve college affordability

By Molly Reppen and Emily Gerber | Jan. 21, 2014

As soon as University of Wisconsin System President-elect Raymond Cross begins his new role as president in mid-February, he said he plans to focus his attention on the residents of Wisconsin’s goals to determine what needs attention across the UW campuses.

CAMPUS NEWS

ASM looks ahead at upcoming semester

By Emily Gerber | Jan. 20, 2014

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Associated Students of Madison is looking to start the semester off strong, according to ASM Press Office Chair Grace Bolt, with plans to facilitate the first ever open house at the Student Activity Center.

NEWS

Department of Administration launches new tax transparency website

By The Daily Cardinal | Jan. 20, 2014

The Wisconsin Department of Administration announced Jan. 2 launch of a new tax website, OpenBook Wisconsin, aimed at providing comprehensive information on where the government spends its money.