Gov. Scott Walker’s office sent 92,000 letters to Wisconsinites this week and received one back from U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., regarding the eventual removal of Wisconsin citizens from the state Medicaid program after Walker decided not to implement the Affordable Care Act.
The Board of Estimates unanimously approved an amendment to the 2014 Executive Capital Budget at a meeting Monday that would more than triple the amount of money allotted to downtown surveillance cameras.
Coordinators for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Alumni Association have started finalizing designs for the new Alumni Park, which could break ground summer 2014.
Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne announced Monday he would not file charges against Damon Terrell for the alleged battery of a police officer during Terrell’s arrest last month at the Solidarity Sing Along Protests in the Capitol.
In 1963 a full scholarship to play Badger football was worth $1100 a year. But, even with the help of his scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus Richard “Dick” LaCroix had to work harder than he ever dreamed to complete his education at UW-Madison.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that would delay an impending government shutdown only if Congress eliminates funding for the Affordable Care Act.
In perhaps the cheesiest event of the season, contestants hailed from all over the country to Library Mall to engage in the only nationally sanctioned pizza-eating contest, hosted by Madison’s famous Ian’s Pizza Saturday.
A sexual aggressor fled when the college-aged woman he pushed to the ground Sunday morning near State Street kicked the suspect, according to a police report.
Although the number of underage alcohol tickets the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department issued Saturday matched the number issued at the Tennessee Tech game Sept. 7, the number of people who required medical assistance decreased significantly.
An Associated Students of Madison financial committee approved funding through the General Student Services Fund for the Adventure Learning Programs and Veterans, Educators, and Traditional Students at a meeting Thursday.
Famous Madison pizzeria Ian’s is holding its inaugural National Pizza Eating Championship Saturday, when pizza lovers will compete for a $1,000 first-place prize, according to a press release.
Planned Parenthood and WisconsinEye, a nonprofit organization that airs footage of the state Legislature, have been embroiled in a debate recently over Planned Parenthood advertisements attacking a state senator for his role in a floor debate that led to new restrictions on abortions.
Rate My Professors ranked the University of Wisconsin-Madison No. 5 on a list of universities with the best professors published this week.
New “green” exercise equipment at the Southeast Recreational Facility allows the user to produce energy that is run back into the building’s power grid, according to a news release.
University Health Services will once again offer free flu shots starting Friday, Sept. 27, for all registered students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Department of Workforce Development released July state employment statistics and preliminary statistics through August Thursday, showing 7,300 new private sector jobs and a slight decrease in unemployment.
Democratic state senators sent a letter to Gov. Scott Walker Thursday requesting the removal of former State Assembly Majority Leader Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, from his new appointed position within the Public Service Commission, because of his association with the United Sportsmen controversy.
The city alcohol review committee approved a liquor license Wednesday for Milwaukee-based bar Red Rocks Saloon to open a new location in the building previously occupied by Logan’s Madtown Bar, at 322 W. Johnson St.
Freakfest organizers aim not only to keep the deep-seated Halloween tradition in Madison alive, but also to collect an eclectic group of musicians, more in tune with the culture of the city, to perform on State Street this year.
Director of Recreational Sports John Horn presented The Associated Students of Madison Student Council Wednesday with a plan outlining a possible overhaul to most recreational facilities on campus.
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