As expected, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Thursday the Department of Justice has appealed two Dane County judges’ decisions to permanently suspend a new law requiring voters show a valid ID at polling places.
As the Badgers advanced in the NCAA basketball tournament Thursday, UW-Madison won a social media “tournament” that pits schools against each other in a competition similar to March Madness.
The Associated Students of Madison repealed legislation Wednesday passed by its Diversity Committee that alleged its finance committee and judiciary were prejudiced in denying a multicultural student group funding.
Student government decided against putting a new Associated Students of Madison constitution up for a vote Wednesday.
College students who black out from drinking alcohol can cost large universities roughly a half-million dollars per year in emergency room visits, according to research conducted by two members of UW-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health.
Recall primary elections will likely be held May 8 and general elections June 5 for Gov. Scott Walker, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, and three other Republican state senators, after a judge granted officials an extension to review petitions.
A UW-Madison student organization dedicated to uniting students interested in filmmaking and helping them prepare for careers in the entertainment industry will screen its original, student-produced film, “The Plunge”, this weekend.
UW-Madison Young Progressives endorsed Democratic hopeful Kathleen Falk Wednesday to run against Gov. Scott Walker in his likely recall election.
After state Senate Democrats delayed a vote Tuesday night, Republicans passed a bill along party lines Wednesday giving landlords more power in relationships with tenants.
A UW-Madison student has been selected to intern at the White House this spring.
The Joint Finance Committee approved cuts along party lines to the state’s Medicaid program Wednesday, meaning an estimated 22,800 people would be denied coverage.
A temporary homeless shelter on East Washington Avenue, which drew complaints from some residents, will close its doors Thursday.
As controversy over the “KONY 2012” viral video continues, the founder of UW-Madison’s Invisible Children chapter said Tuesday that criticism aimed at the group at large should not be attributed to the local branch.
The Government Accountability Board will finish certifying recall petitions against Gov. Scott Walker, Lieutenant Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and four state senators by Friday, March 30, according to a request for a second extension filed with the Dane County Circuit Court Tuesday.
The Assembly passed a bill prohibiting the coverage of abortion under the federal healthcare law in Wisconsin following heated debate Tuesday.
State Senate Democrats delayed a final vote on a bill Tuesday that limits certain restrictions local governments can place on landlords and alters relations between landlords and student renters in Madison.
A meeting held by a planning group for the Mifflin Street Block Party to discuss changes and gain feedback on the upcoming event saw low turnout from students Tuesday.
In its second semester on campus, a service learning course is integrating the marketing skills of UW students and faculty with the expansive culinary options of South Madison to alter students’ perceptions about the area.
A relative of a UW-Madison student wired $4,000 to Peru after a caller impersonating the student said she needed money to be bailed out of jail.
Despite the withdrawal of a $1.5 billion northern Wisconsin iron mine proposal after Democrats in the state Senate blocked a mining reform a week ago, Gov. Scott Walker vowed he would “not give up” on mining in Wisconsin in a Tuesday morning radio show appearance.
Read on Issuu
Solutions by The State News
