Gov. Scott Walker retains lead in polls for 2015 gubernatorial race
By The Daily Cardinal | Sep. 17, 2013A poll released Tuesday reported Gov. Scott Walker is still leading against prospective Democratic candidates in the 2014 gubernatorial race.
A poll released Tuesday reported Gov. Scott Walker is still leading against prospective Democratic candidates in the 2014 gubernatorial race.
The state Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would allow local governments to issue citations for repeat marijuana possession charges if the district attorney declines to pursue charges.
Two Olympic athletes encouraged University of Wisconsin-Madison students to “take the lead” in their own personal journeys at a meet-and-greet event Tuesday.
Police reported a string of four separate residential burglaries on Langdon Street last weekend, according to Madison police.
Students will have the chance to voice their opinions on the redesign of Library Mall Wednesday before a final design is chosen.
The city Plan Commission approved two plans for development in downtown Madison Monday, one located at 425 W. Washington Ave. and the other at 210 S. Brooks St.
State hunters and gun owners could see an expanded marketplace for purchasing rifles and shotguns if a bill currently circulating in the state Legislature gets signed into law.
The Madison chapter of Humans vs. Zombies, the nation-wide game where “humans” defend themselves against “zombies” with socks and nerf blasters, will require participants to register weapons this year as an added safety precaution, according to University of Wisconsin Police Department spokesperson Mark Lovicott.
Fire evacuation drills will take place Monday through Thursday in campus buildings across the University of Wisconsin-Madison, according to a news release.
A former top state legislator was officially offered an 88 percent salary increase Friday to take an administrative position in the public sector.
Three men robbed a man at gunpoint on State Street during busy Friday night hours, but the police were unable to locate the suspects partly because neither the victim nor any witnesses reported the crime for several minutes, according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4.
Matthew Wilcox, a University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore studying computer science, works for Wiscohub, a new company founded by UW-Madison students on the idea of building a single student-to-student online alternative to websites such as Craigslist and Ticketmaster.
The state Assembly Committee on Judiciary held a public hearing Thursday regarding a new bill that would limit public access to the Consolidated Court Automation Programs.
“Capitol Bucky,” an individual who has appeared at the Capitol building alongside the protesting group the Solidarity Singers, contested the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s claim saying he was a “fake” Bucky, in an email to The Daily Cardinal.
The state Assembly Committee on Judiciary passed a set of drunken driving bills Thursday that would impose stricter drunken driving sanctions in the state.
State Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, said in a statement Thursday Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen changed his stance on public records to help a conservative senator who is facing an open records lawsuit.
The end of a 50-year-old State Street dining tradition will secure the future of another highly regarded State Street staple.
An 18-year-old Langdon Street resident was robbed by two strangers the victim’s roommate let into their apartment Sept. 6 after meeting them on the street, according to a police report.
Not all Buckys are created equal.
An Associated Students of Madison financial committee approved General Student Services Fund funding for Greater University Tutoring Service in a near-unanimous vote at a meeting Thursday.