State Sen. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, proposed changes to Wisconsin’s mining laws in a letter to the Senate Select Committee on Mining Thursday, hoping to reach a bipartisan position on potential mining legislation.
State Rep. Joel Kleefisch, R-Oconomowoc, and state Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, sought cosponsors to a bill seeking to ban statewide same-day voter registration Wednesday, prompting responses from officials around Wisconsin.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council passed a resolution Wednesday endorsing involvement in a spring festival event to be held the same day as the Mifflin Street Block Party.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison labor licensing committee discussed Wednesday updates to ongoing labor rights issues with companies contracted by the university, including Palermo’s and adidas.
University of Wisconsin-Madison could admit more out-of-state and international students in upcoming years if the UW Board of Regents approves a proposal at its meetings Thursday and Friday, when the Regents are also scheduled to cast the deciding vote on the Human Resources redesign project.
City officials gave final approval to two proposed downtown buildings and postponed further discussion on one building at a meeting Wednesday.
A newly created Associated Students of Madison grassroots committee that will address campus sustainability issues held a preliminary planning meeting Wednesday to discuss its formal kick off next spring.
The Dane County Board will consider at its meeting Thursday placing a referendum on the April 2013 ballot asking voters whether or not they support same-day voter registration in Wisconsin.
Five University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers were named fellows in the American Physical Society Wednesday in recognition of significant research contributions using physics in science and technology.
Logan’s Madtown Restaurant and Bar permanently closed its doors Monday after the city attorney’s office filed charges against the owners in October for violating terms of its liquor license in addition to a city alcohol ordinance.
Student government leaders discussed Tuesday a proposal for a spring festival to be held the same day as Madison’s famous Mifflin Street Block Party, but some expressed concern over the planning process.
Gov. Scott Walker met with President Barack Obama and five other governors at the White House Tuesday to discuss the impact on the states of the ongoing budget negotiations in Washington.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison named Ian Robertson as the new dean of the university’s College of Engineering Tuesday.
Dane County’s Homeless Issues Committee met with members of the community Tuesday to review the city and county’s past actions in relocating members of Occupy Madison from Lake View Hill County Park to Token Creek Park earlier this month.
Two labor groups released the results of a comprehensive dining guide Tuesday rating the working conditions restaurant employees in central Madison.
Students across Wisconsin voted to support a statewide campaign to institute a policy that protects students from punishment for underage drinking when calling police to help in an emergency, according to Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Vice Chair Morgan Rae.
The Student Services Finance Committee voted Monday to minimally fund the Multicultural Student Coalition at a level of $10,600 after multiple amendments and debate in the second-consecutive meeting.
Members of Madison’s finance committee approved Mayor Paul Soglin’s recommendation to ban using borrowed reserve funds in future city operating budgets at a Board of Estimates meeting Monday.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate approved a resolution in support of the Human Resources redesign project Monday amidst debate over an amendment to give more power to shared governance bodies affected by the plan.
City planners unanimously recommended a 12-story apartment proposal at a meeting Monday, which would require the demolition of two existing residences and an office building on North Bassett and West Dayton Streets.
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